obstinate, stubborn

動(dòng)詞 obstinate:

1. persist stubbornly

形容詞 obstinate:

1. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
   同義詞：stubborn, unregenerate
2. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
   同義詞：cussed, obdurate, unrepentant
3. resistant to guidance or discipline
   同義詞：contrary, perverse, wayward

1. Don't be so obstinate!
   別這么固執(zhí)！
2. Only a man full of the milk of human kindness could have continued to befriend the proud and obstinate young man.
   只有天性善良的人才會(huì)和這個(gè)性情高傲脾氣倔強(qiáng)的年輕人繼續(xù)交往。
3. This child is obstinate and rebellious.
   這個(gè)孩子倔強(qiáng)，難以管束。

ob.sti.nate

adj.（形容詞）
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate.
固執(zhí)的，頑固的：固執(zhí)地堅(jiān)持某種態(tài)度、觀(guān)點(diǎn)或一系列的行為；執(zhí)迷不悟的
Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory.
難于控制的：難于管理、控制或壓制的；頑皮的；倔強(qiáng)的
Difficult to alleviate or cure:
難醫(yī)治的：難于減輕或治愈的：
例句：
an obstinate headache.
難以治愈的頭痛

來(lái)源：
Middle English obstinat
中古英語(yǔ) obstinat
from Latin obstin3tus [past participle of] obstin3re [to persist] * see st3-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) obstin3tus [] obstin3re的過(guò)去分詞 [堅(jiān)持] *參見(jiàn) st3-

【引伸】
ob.stinately
adv.（副詞）
ob.stinateness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>obstinate,stubborn,headstrong,stiff-necked,bullheaded,pigheaded,mulish,dogged,pertinaciousThese adjectives are compared as they mean tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
對(duì)這些形容詞進(jìn)行比較，它們都表示固執(zhí)地不情愿屈服的意義或具有此種特征。
Obstinate implies unreasonable rigidity,as in the face of argument, persuasion, entreaty, or attack:
Obstinate 暗含不合理的僵化，例如在面對(duì)爭(zhēng)辯、勸說(shuō)、懇求或襲擊時(shí)：
例句：
.Mr. Quincy labored hard with the governor to obtain his assent, but he was obstinate. (Benjamin Franklin).
.昆西先生費(fèi)了許多口舌以征得州長(zhǎng)的同意，但州長(zhǎng)固執(zhí)己見(jiàn). （本杰明·富蘭克林）。

Stubborn pertains to innate, often perverse resoluteness or unyieldingness:
Stubborn 屬于內(nèi)心的，常為剛愎的決心或不屈服：
例句：
.She was very stubborn when her mind was made up. (Samuel Butler).One who isheadstrong is stubbornly, often recklessly willful:
.她一旦拿定主意，就非常固執(zhí). （塞繆爾·巴特勒）。一個(gè)headstrong 的人是固執(zhí)的，常是缺乏考慮的意志堅(jiān)定：

例句：
The headstrong young couple entered into a marriage doomed to failure.
這對(duì)固執(zhí)的年輕人，結(jié)成了一樁注定要失敗的婚姻。

Stiff-necked implies stubbornness combined with arrogance or aloofness:
Stiff-necked 暗示固執(zhí)中含有高傲或疏遠(yuǎn)：
例句：
The stiff-necked old Brahmin returned to Boston.
那個(gè)固執(zhí)的老布萊明回到了波士頓。

Bullheaded suggests foolish or irrational obstinacy,andpigheaded, stupid obstinacy:
Bullheaded 暗含愚蠢的或非理性的固執(zhí)，和pigheaded 指愚蠢的固執(zhí)：
例句：
Don`t be bullheaded; see a doctor.
不要固執(zhí)，去看病吧。

例句：
.It`s a pity pious folks are so apt to be pigheaded. (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
.真遺憾，虔誠(chéng)的人大多是固執(zhí)的. （哈里特·比徹·斯特威）。

Mulish implies the obstinacy and intractability associated with a mule:
Mulish 暗含象騾子一樣的固執(zhí)和難以駕御：
例句：
.Obstinate is no word for it, for she is mulish. (Ouida).
.固執(zhí)到無(wú)法形容，她太執(zhí)拗了. （維達(dá)）。

Dogged emphasizes stubborn perseverance:
Dogged 暗指固執(zhí)的堅(jiān)持：
例句：
dogged persistence;
固執(zhí)的堅(jiān)持；

例句：
.two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. (W.E.B. Du Bois).
.兩種相對(duì)立的理想在這黑人心里，單是他這種固執(zhí)的力量就足以使它免于被分開(kāi). (W.E.B.杜·波依斯）。

Pertinacious stresses a tenacity of purpose, opinion, or course of action that is sometimes viewed as vexatious:
Pertinacious 強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)于有時(shí)被看作令人討厭的目的，觀(guān)點(diǎn)或行為過(guò)程的堅(jiān)持：
例句：
She is the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics of the policy.
在所有的政策批評(píng)家中，她是陳詞最多而且最為固執(zhí)的。