obdurate

英 [ˈɒbdjərət]

美 [ˈɑːbdərət]

adj.  顽固的; 固执的; 执拗的

GRE法律

BNC.33357 / COCA.31789

牛津词典

adj.

• 顽固的；固执的；执拗的
  refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 顽固不化的；倔强的；执拗的
  If you describe someone asobdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion.
  1. Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
     政府的一些部门可能正在作出改变，但是其他部门却执意维护现状。

英英释义

adj

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
  1. his flinty gaze
  2. the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
  Synonym:flintyflintgraniticstony
• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  Synonym:cussedobstinateunrepentant

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