intractable
英[?n'tr?kt?b(?)l]
美[?n'tr?kt?bl]
- adj. 棘手的；難治的；倔強的；不聽話的
詞態變化
名詞:?intractability;
中文詞源
intractable 難以控制的
in-,不，非，tractable,拉得住的，可控制的。
英文詞源
- intractable (adj.)
- c. 1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.
雙語例句
- 1. What may be done to reduce the influence of intractable opponents?
- 能做些什么來減少那些難纏的反對者的影響呢？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It emerged as the most intractable issue of our era.
- 它成了我們時代最難解決的問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The economy still faces intractable problems.
- 經濟仍然面臨著一些棘手的問題。
來自辭典例句
- 4. In 1977, to cover every intractable problem with excuses for complacent resignation.
- 而到了1977年, 其目的在于,以彬彬有禮的順從為理由口實,來掩蓋各種難以駕馭的問題.
來自名作英譯部分
- 5. At bottom we knew how intractable the world was.
- 實際上,我們知道這個世界是多么難對付.
來自辭典例句