Word · Frequency #18767
obstinate
/ˈɑbstənət/
verb
顽固坚持；固执地坚持
persist stubbornly; refuse to change one's mind or course of action
- 1.
persist stubbornly
顽固地坚持
顽固地坚持
In use
I obstinate in my plan to finish the marathon despite the rain.
Why do you obstinate in a decision that hurts you?
We will obstinate in our demands until the manager listens.
Verb forms
base obstinate · third person obstinates · -ing obstinating · past obstinated · past participle obstinated
规则动词
Connections
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。
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。
Learner notes
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'。
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。
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/。
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.