obstinate
英['ɒbstɪnət]
美['ɑbstɪnət]
词态变化
副词: obstinately;名词: obstinacy;助记提示
1. ob- "against" + stin- "stand" + -ate.
2. => stand against.
3. => persist, stand stubbornly.
4. 或者：ob- "completely" + stin- "stand" + -ate. 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”。
5. 我(o <- wo)不(b)是(s)听(tin)你(ni -> na)的(de -> te) => 固执的.
6. 俺不是听你的。
7. 哦，不是听你的。
8. 谐音"偶不是听你的".助记法: 现在的小孩子都很(固执,倔强).嘴边常挂着偶不是听你的.中文词源
obstinate 顽固的ob-,相对，对着的，-stin,站，站立，词源同stand,destiny.即对着站的，站在对面的，引申词义对手，顽固的。
英文词源
- obstinate (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare (related to stare "stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.
双语例句
- 1. Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.
- 严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!
- 他的犟劲儿一上来，简直执拗得要命！
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He continued to be obstinate.
- 他依旧固执.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.
- 她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.
- 这个商人在谈判中拗强固执.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》