stiff-necked

短语

a. 顽固的

词形变化

more stiff-necked 比较级 most stiff-necked 最高级

别名

stiffnecked

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a stiff neck; suffering from torticollis

  2. 2.

    Stubborn and arrogant.

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近义相关 3

stubborn obstinate unregenerate

词源

From stiff + neck + -ed. (figurative): Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish styvnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.

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