Word · Frequency #33357
obdurate
/ˈɒbdjurit/
adjective
顽固不化的；执迷不悟的
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- 1.
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
顽固坚持,通常在做错事时；拒绝改正或悔改
- 2.
Hardened against feeling; hard-hearted.
对感情麻木的；铁石心肠的。
冷酷无情的；铁石心肠的；顽固坚持,通常在做错事时；拒绝改正或悔改；对感情麻木的；铁石心肠的。；顽固的；执拗的
In use
The obdurate employee kept arriving late despite several written warnings.
Her father was obdurate and refused to speak to her after the argument.
The landlord remained obdurate to the tenants' pleas for a lower rent.
be obdurate
作表语，描述人的顽固状态。
The defendant remained obdurate despite the judge's plea.
尽管法官恳求，被告仍顽固不化。
obdurate in + (doing) sth
表示在某方面固执，后接名词或动名词。
He was obdurate in his refusal to apologize.
他固执地拒绝道歉。
obdurate about + sth
指对某事坚决不肯让步。
Connections
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