- Use the adjective stubborn to describe someone who is not open to new ideas or ways of doing things, like your uncle who refuses to listen to any music made after 1990. Stubborn is the opposite of flexible.
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- adj. 顽固的；固执的
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1. He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong.
他死不认错。
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2. She can be as stubborn as a mule.
她可以倔得像头骡子。
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3. stubborn pride
死要面子
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4. a stubborn resistance to change
顽固抵制变革
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5. a stubborn cough, a stubborn stain
久治不愈的咳嗽；顽渍
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6. a stubborn problem
难题
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7. She stubbornly refused to pay.
她怎么都不肯付钱。
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8. Unemployment remains stubbornly high.
失业率居高不下。
- stubborn (adj.) late 14c., of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED, Liberman doubt any connection with stub (n.). Related: Stubbornly; stubbornness.
stub·born / ˈstʌbən ; NAmE ˈstʌbərn / adjective 1 ( often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude 固执的；执拗的；顽固的；倔强的 SYN obstinate ◆ He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong. 他死不认错。 ◆ She can be as stubborn as a mule. 她可以倔得像头骡子。 ◆ stubborn pride 死要面子 ◆ a stubborn resistance to change 顽固抵制变革 ◆ a stubborn refusal to listen 硬是不听 2 difficult to get rid of or deal with 难以去除（或对付）的 SYN persistent ◆ a stubborn cough/stain 久治不愈的咳嗽；顽渍 ◆ a stubborn problem 难题 ▶ stub·born·ly / ˈstʌbənli ; NAmE ˈstʌbərnli / adverb ◆ She stubbornly refused to pay. 她怎么都不肯付钱。 ◆ Unemployment remains stubbornly high. 失业率居高不下。 stub·born·ness / ; NAmE / noun [uncountable ] stub·born / ˈstʌbən ; NAmE ˈstʌbərn / stub·born·ly / ˈstʌbənli ; NAmE ˈstʌbərnli / stub·born·ness / ; NAmE /
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