obdurate
adj.冷酷无情的,顽固的,执拗的
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obdurate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:obdurateness 副词:obdurately
词根
ob-=as,toward,at,before,upon,over,about,near,against 变化型 为了因应其后所接字母而变为o-,oc-,of-,op-,os-
近义词, 同义词
obstinate tenacious stubborn obdurate inflexible unshakable unchangeable inexorable mulish pig-headed dogged willful unrulysevere strict hard harsh dour rigid stiff stern rigorous uncompromising exacting exigent inexorable inflexible obdurate austere hard-headed hard-nosed relentless Draconian stringent absolute
obdurate
/'ɒbdjʊərət; [US] -dər-; `ɑbdərɪt/
adj (fml 文) impossible to change; stubborn 固执的; 执拗的
*an obdurate refusal 坚决的拒绝
* He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision. 他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
adj (fml 文) impossible to change; stubborn 固执的; 执拗的
*an obdurate refusal 坚决的拒绝
* He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision. 他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
obdurate
adj formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of obdurare 'to harden']
very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable
= stubborn
They argued, but he remained obdurate.
>obduracyn[U]
>obduratelyadv
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of obdurare 'to harden']
very determined not to change your beliefs, actions, or feelings, in a way that seems unreasonable
= stubborn
They argued, but he remained obdurate.
>obduracyn[U]
>obduratelyadv
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