obstinacy
英 ['?bst?n?s?]
美['ɑbst?n?si]
- n. 固執(zhí)，頑固；（病痛等的）難治，難解除
GRE低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?obstinacies;副詞:?obstinately;形容詞:?obstinate;
助記提示
1. ob- "against" + stin- "stand" + -acy.
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -acy. 這里取 stand 的引申義：固定下來，不動搖。有句話叫“站如松，坐如鐘”就是這個(gè)道理。整個(gè)詞的含義就表示“完全不動搖”。
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -acy. 這里取 stand 的引申義：固定下來，不動搖。有句話叫“站如松，坐如鐘”就是這個(gè)道理。整個(gè)詞的含義就表示“完全不動搖”。
英文詞源
- obstinacy (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin obstinatia, from obstinatus (see obstinate).
雙語例句
- 1. It is a very accountable obstinacy.
- 這是一種完全可以理解的固執(zhí)態(tài)度.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. I might have become a dangerous man with all that stubbornness and obstinacy built into me.
- 我若是養(yǎng)就了那種根深蒂固的犟脾氣，也許就成了危險(xiǎn)分子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
- 事情會如此發(fā)展是因?yàn)橐粋€(gè)女人的固執(zhí)己見。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. In his obstinacy Hung - chien refused to eat anything the Chous had sent.
- 鴻 漸 牛性,不吃周家送來的東西.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 圍城
- 5. He met the pressing requests of his neighbours with a gentle obstinacy.
- 他不卑不亢地應(yīng)付他鄰居那咄咄逼人的要求.
來自辭典例句