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obstinate

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒbstinit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; unreasonably persistent

固执的,顽固的,倔强的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
obagainst, toward, in the way of
+
stinstand, set, place
+
ateto make, having
=obstinate

Common Collocations

  • 1.obstinate refusal顽固的拒绝
  • 2.obstinate person固执的人
  • 3.obstinate determination执着的决心

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The obstinate athlete refused to abandon her training regimen despite injuries.

  • 2.

    His obstinate refusal to compromise led to the project's failure.

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