obstinate
英['?bst?n?t]
美['ɑbst?n?t]
- adj. 頑固的；倔強的；難以控制的
詞態變化
副詞:?obstinately;名詞:?obstinacy;
助記提示
1. ob- "against" + stin- "stand" + -ate.
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -ate. 這里取 stand 的引申義：固定下來，不動搖。有句話叫“站如松，坐如鐘”就是這個道理。整個詞的含義就表示“完全不動搖”。
5. 我(o <- wo)不(b)是(s)聽(tin)你(ni -> na)的(de -> te) => 固執的.
6. 俺不是聽你的。
7. 哦，不是聽你的。
8. 諧音"偶不是聽你的".助記法:?現在的小孩子都很(固執,倔強).嘴邊常掛著偶不是聽你的.
中文詞源
obstinate 頑固的
ob-,相對，對著的，-stin,站，站立，詞源同stand,destiny.即對著站的，站在對面的，引申詞義對手，頑固的。
英文詞源
- obstinate (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare (related to stare "stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.
雙語例句
- 1. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
- 嚴肅、嚴謹、倔強的他同時又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不會變通。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!
- 他的犟勁兒一上來，簡直執拗得要命！
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He continued to be obstinate.
- 他依舊固執.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.
- 她太倔強了,不會讓任何人幫她的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
- 這個商人在談判中拗強固執.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》