intractable

UK/ɪn'træktəb(ə)l/US/in'træktәbl/

GREB1

Definitions

adj.

(of a problem) very hard to solve or deal with

（问题）棘手的，难以解决的

adj.

(of a person) stubborn; hard to control or persuade

（人）顽固的，难以驾驭的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

tractpull, drag, draw

-ablecapable of, worthy of

=intractable

in- (not) + tract (pull/handle) + -able = 'not able to be pulled into line.' Tractable people or problems can be 'led/managed'; intractable ones resist every pull you put on them.

Root tra still carries 109 more words

Common Collocations

1.intractable problem棘手的问题
2.intractable conflict难以化解的冲突
3.intractable pain顽固性疼痛

Example Sentences

1.
Poverty remains one of the world's most intractable problems.
2.
The dispute proved intractable, and talks collapsed.

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