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obstinate

英 ['?bst?n?t] 美['ɑbst?n?t]
  • adj. 頑固的;倔強的;難以控制的

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詞態(tài)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(zhí)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(xiàn)在的小孩子都很(固執(zhí),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(zhí)拗得要命!

來自《權威詞典》

3. He continued to be obstinate.
他依舊固執(zhí).

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(zhí).

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》