obstinacy

FREQ #40873

n. 倔强, 顽固, 固执行为, (疼痛等)难治

发音

US /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/
UK /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/

词形变化

obstinacies 复数 obstinacies

别名

obstinance obstinancy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

    顽固

    可数 不可数

    He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

    1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12, His hand closed, he drew back, and his face assumed a still more stubborn expression. "For you it's a matter of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face which exasperated her so much.

  2. 2.

    A group of bison; the collective noun for bison.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

stubbornness obstinance bullheadedness mulishness pigheadedness self-will

上位词 6

resolve resolution firmness intractability intractableness resoluteness

下位词 6

hardheadedness impenitence impenitency intransigence intransigency rabidity

词源

From obstinate + -cy.

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