Word · Frequency #14029
intractable
难对付的;棘手的;难以处理的
核心释义
指问题、局面等难以处理或控制。
Difficult to manage, control, or deal with
- 1.
难以驾驭的;无法管理、控制或指导的
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
- 2.
难以管理或塑造的
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
- 3.
多项式时间内无法解决的;过于困难而无法求解的
Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
- 4.
难以处理、解决或管理的(指问题)
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
- 5.
固执的;倔强的(指人)
Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
- 6.
难以治疗的(指疾病)
Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).
固执的;倔强的;难以治疗的;难治愈的;难解的;计算上棘手的;难以驾驭的;无法管理、控制或指导的;难以管理或塑造的
用法In use
The traffic congestion in this city is an intractable problem that no mayor has solved.
用法提示:intractable 作定语,形容问题难以处理或解决。
The dispute between the two neighbors proved intractable even after the police intervened.
用法提示:intractable 作表语,表示纠纷难以处理。
Despite new policies, the problem of homelessness remains intractable.
用法提示:intractable 作表语,说明问题依然难以应对。
an intractable disposition
intractable pain
the most intractable issue of our era
intractable metal
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- intractable problem
- 棘手的问题
- Climate change remains an intractable problem for world leaders.气候变化对世界各国领导人来说仍然是一个棘手的问题。
- intractable conflict
- 难以调和的冲突
- The two countries have been locked in an intractable conflict for decades.这两个国家数十年来一直陷入难以调和的冲突之中。
- intractable disease
- 难治的疾病
- Despite years of research, cancer can still be an intractable disease.尽管经过多年研究,癌症仍可能是一种难治的疾病。
- intractable pain
- 难以控制的疼痛
- The patient suffers from intractable pain in her lower back.这位患者背部下方遭受难以控制的疼痛。
- intractable child
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 in 想成“不”,tractable 是“拉得动、好商量”,合起来就是“拉不动、不好商量”——难题棘手,倔人固执。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic discourse、official documents intractable 是正式用词,通常用于书面语或正式场合,表示“难对付的、棘手的”,多用于描述问题、疾病或人的固执性格。口语中较少使用,日常更常说 difficult to deal with 或 stubborn。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 intractable 押韵的词包括 retractable、extractable、contractable 和 tractable,它们的重读元音及后续音都是 /æktəbəl/(tractable 重音在第一音节,但韵脚部分相同)。注意:tractor /ˈtræktər/ 虽然也有 'tract' 的拼写和 /trækt/ 音,但结尾是 /ər/,不押韵;acceptable /əkˈsɛptəbəl/ 虽然也以 -able 结尾,但重读元音是 /ɛ/,也不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.