Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #22381
headstrong
固执的；倔强的；任性的
核心释义
Stubbornly doing what one wants rather than what others ask or expect; willfully disobedient.
- 1.
固执己见的,任性的。
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- 2.
惯于违抗和反对
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
固执己见的,任性的。；惯于违抗和反对；顽固的；刚愎的；任性的
用法In use
Despite everyone's advice, she remained headstrong and insisted on her own plan.
用法提示：形容词，表示固执己见
His headstrong nature often got him into trouble with authority figures.
用法提示：形容词，描述性格顽固
The headstrong child refused to listen to his parents' warnings.
用法提示：形容词，形容孩子任性
headstrong + noun
She is a headstrong child.
她是个固执的孩子。
be + headstrong
常用作表语，表示人的性格特征。
He is too headstrong to listen to advice.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- headstrong child
- 任性的孩子
- Her headstrong child refused to wear a coat.她任性的孩子拒绝穿外套。
- headstrong attitude
- 倔强的态度
- His headstrong attitude made teamwork difficult.他倔强的态度使团队合作变得困难。
- headstrong nature
- 固执的天性
- Her headstrong nature often got her into trouble.她固执的天性常常让她惹上麻烦。
- headstrong young man
- 倔强的年轻人
- The headstrong young man ignored all advice.这个倔强的年轻人无视所有建议。
- headstrong behavior
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
head（头）+ strong（强硬）＝头脑强硬，固执己见，听不进劝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal character descriptions、discussions of stubborn children or teenagers、narrative accounts of someone rejecting advice headstrong 是中性常用词，多用于描述某人固执己见、不听从别人意见，尤其指孩子或年轻人；在口语和书面语中都比较常见，语气略带批评意味。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于描述人，尤指儿童；含贬义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
strong、long、song、wrong、along、belong 都以 -ong 结尾，读 /-ɔŋ/，和 headstrong 中 strong 的读音押韵。注意：headstrong 里的 head 读 /hɛd/，不是 /hiːd/（如 heat）；strong 和 strength /strɛŋkθ/ 拼写相似但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.