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be obstinate
表示人的性格或态度固执。
He was obstinate and refused to apologize.
他非常倔强，拒绝道歉。
固执的；执拗的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
固执的；执拗的
Stubbornly holding to one's opinion, purpose, or course of action, even when it is wrong or unreasonable; refusing to yield.
He was obstinate and refused to apologize.
他非常倔强，拒绝道歉。
常含贬义；可指不知变通或坚持错误行为。
固执地坚持意见、目的或路线,通常暗含不合理；执着。
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
指无生命物体,不易被制服或去除。
Of an inanimate object, not easily subdued or removed.
顽固不化的
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
指面部特征或表情,固定不动。
Of a facial feature or expression, fixed and unmoving.
Despite the evidence, he remained obstinate and refused to change his opinion.
尽管有证据，他仍然固执己见，拒绝改变观点。
The obstinate child would not eat any vegetables no matter how much his mother coaxed.
那个固执的孩子不管妈妈怎么哄，就是不吃蔬菜。
Her obstinate refusal to seek help only made the problem worse.
她固执地拒绝寻求帮助，只会让问题变得更糟。
表示人的性格或态度固执。
He was obstinate and refused to apologize.
他非常倔强，拒绝道歉。
强调持续不变的态度。
Despite the evidence, she remained obstinate.
尽管有证据，她仍然固执己见。
后接介词about引出固执的具体事项。
She is obstinate about changing the plan.
她在改变计划这件事上很固执。
常用结构，表示固执地拒绝做某事。
His obstinate refusal to listen caused problems.
他固执地拒绝听取意见导致了问题。
Not this
He is an obstinate.
Use this
He is an obstinate person.
obstinate 是形容词，不能单独作名词，后面需要跟名词（如 person）或使用系表结构。
Not this
She is obstinate with her decision.
Use this
She is obstinate about her decision.
表示“对某事固执”时，应用介词 about，而非 with。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
执拗的拒绝
His obstinate refusal to compromise ended the negotiations.
他执拗地拒绝妥协，导致谈判破裂。
顽强的抵抗
The troops met with obstinate resistance from the local militia.
部队遭到了当地民兵的顽强抵抗。
固执的孩子
The obstinate child refused to eat his vegetables no matter how they were prepared.
这个固执的孩子不管蔬菜怎么做，就是不肯吃。
棘手的问题
Inflation remains an obstinate problem for the economy.
通货膨胀对经济来说仍然是一个棘手的问题。
顽固的污渍
Soaking the shirt overnight should remove even an obstinate stain.
把衬衫浸泡一整夜，应该连顽固的污渍也能去掉。
执拗的沉默
She answered every question with obstinate silence.
她对每个问题都报以执拗的沉默。
像骡子一样固执；极其执拗
You can't persuade him; he's as obstinate as a mule.
你说不动他，他固执得像头骡子。
有固执的一面；性格中有执拗之处
She's usually easygoing, but she has an obstinate streak when it comes to her work.
她通常随和，但在工作上她有一股固执劲儿。
固执的人并非拥有观点，而是被观点所支配。
This quote, often attributed to Alexander Pope, illustrates how an obstinate person becomes captive to their own opinions.
这句常被归于亚历山大·蒲柏的话，说明了固执的人如何被自己的观点所束缚。
Use obstinate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：obstinate 像“ob-stick-nate”，固执的人像被胶水粘住(stick)自己的立场，怎么劝都不变。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description、workplace evaluation obstinate 比 stubborn 更正式，多用于书面语和正式场合（如文学作品、新闻报道、工作评语），常暗含固执且不合理之意。日常口语中较少使用。
常用于描述固执的性格或行为，后接介词in或about。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.