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intransigent

UK/in'trænsidʒәnt/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Refusing to compromise or change one's position; stubbornly uncooperative.

不妥协的;固执的;强硬的

n.

A person who refuses to compromise.

不妥协的人;强硬派

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
transacross, beyond
+
igroot
+
entperforming, being in a state
=intransigent

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The intransigent negotiators refused to make any compromises whatsoever.

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