obstinacy
英 ['?bst?n?s?]
美['ɑbst?n?si]
- n. 固执，顽固；（病痛等的）难治，难解除
GRE低频词
词态变化
复数:?obstinacies;副词:?obstinately;形容词:?obstinate;
助记提示
1. ob- "against" + stin- "stand" + -acy.
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -acy. 这里取 stand 的引申义：固定下来，不动摇。有句话叫“站如松，坐如钟”就是这个道理。整个词的含义就表示“完全不动摇”。
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -acy. 这里取 stand 的引申义：固定下来，不动摇。有句话叫“站如松，坐如钟”就是这个道理。整个词的含义就表示“完全不动摇”。
英文词源
- obstinacy (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin obstinatia, from obstinatus (see obstinate).
双语例句
- 1. It is a very accountable obstinacy.
- 这是一种完全可以理解的固执态度.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. I might have become a dangerous man with all that stubbornness and obstinacy built into me.
- 我若是养就了那种根深蒂固的犟脾气，也许就成了危险分子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
- 事情会如此发展是因为一个女人的固执己见。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. In his obstinacy Hung - chien refused to eat anything the Chous had sent.
- 鸿 渐 牛性,不吃周家送来的东西.
来自汉英文学 - 围城
- 5. He met the pressing requests of his neighbours with a gentle obstinacy.
- 他不卑不亢地应付他邻居那咄咄逼人的要求.
来自辞典例句