Word · Frequency #18767
obstinate
顽固坚持;固执地坚持
核心释义
persist stubbornly; refuse to change one's mind or course of action
- 1.
顽固地坚持
persist stubbornly
顽固地坚持
用法In use
I obstinate in my plan to finish the marathon despite the rain.
用法提示:obstinate 在此作动词,意为“顽固地坚持”,后接 in + 坚持的内容。
Why do you obstinate in a decision that hurts you?
用法提示:本句中 obstinate 为动词,表示“固执地坚持”,与 in 搭配使用。
We will obstinate in our demands until the manager listens.
用法提示:obstinate 动词用法,意为“顽固地坚持”,后接 in 引出坚持的对象。
obstinate in doing sth
介词 in 后接动名词,用来说明固执坚持的具体行为。
They obstinate in demanding a public apology.
他们固执地坚持要求公开道歉。
obstinate despite sth
despite 后接名词或名词短语,表示在不利情况下仍不改变立场。
相关词与表达Connections
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- as obstinate as a mule
- 像骡子一样顽固She's as obstinate as a mule; no one can make her change her mind.她像骡子一样顽固,没人能让她改变主意。
- as obstinate as a pig
- 像猪一样固执He is as obstinate as a pig, refusing to admit he is wrong.他像猪一样固执,拒绝承认自己错了。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass.
- 因为我知道你顽固,你的颈项如铁,前额如铜。This is a well-known verse from the King James Bible (Isaiah 48:4). It uses the images of an iron neck and a brass brow to describe someone who is stubborn and refuses to yield.这是英王钦定版圣经(以赛亚书48:4)中的名句。它用铁颈和铜额作比喻,形容某人顽固不化、不肯让步。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一头犟驴被拉着也不动,顽固坚持原地——obstinate 就是'顽固地坚持'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing 该词作动词时多用于正式或书面语境,表示固执地坚持某个立场或做法;日常口语中较少这样用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 obstinate 一样以 -ate 结尾,词尾弱读为 /ət/;但重音元音和位置均不同,因此没有严格押韵。fortunate、passionate 带有 /ənət/ 尾,considerate、moderate、separate、subordinate 带有 /ərət/ 或 /ənət/ 尾。另注意:moderate、separate、subordinate 作动词时 -ate 读 /eɪt/。
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.