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obdurateness

/ob-doo-rit, -dyoo-/US // ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- //UK // (ˈɒbdjʊrɪt) //

顽固不化,顽固性,钝性,钝化

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
    • : stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.

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Examples

  • Yet instead of scaling back their political ambitions in the face of an obdurate reality, they are escalating them.

  • Supporters of the president will rally, but opponents of the president will become more obdurate.

  • It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change.

  • We tried to reason with him, but he became increasingly obdurate.

  • And is it possible that the Doa can be obdurate to such irresistible attractions?

  • Still, the Prince foresaw the future, and appealed to the Emperor himself, but the Emperor was obdurate.

  • Many of these pipes are sculptured from the most obdurate stones and display great delicacy of workmanship.

  • The old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.

  • The most obdurate heart could not have exacted further patience, and Cæsar instantly gave in.