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obstinacy

/ob-stuh-nuh-see/US // ˈɒb stə nə si //UK // (ˈɒbstɪnəsɪ) //

犟脾气,犟劲,犟劲儿,顽固性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ob·sti·na·cies for 5.

    • : the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
    • : unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.
    • : stubborn persistence: The garrison fought on with incredible obstinacy.
    • : resistance to cure, relief, or treatment, as a disease.
    • : an instance of being obstinate; an obstinate act, viewpoint, etc.

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Examples

  • No, to find obstinacy like this, you have to go back, yes, to the pre-Civil War era.

  • "This is foolishness," Reid said after the vote of the continued obstinacy.

  • We need your opposition, your obstinacy rather than a united Europe.

  • And it makes the pettiness and obstinacy on display in the U.S. over these negotiations all the more unseemly.

  • He could start this week by telling Republicans, hey, gang, let's drop the unceasing obstinacy.

  • This unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.

  • You fancied, perhaps, I would stand haggling with you all night, and yield at last to your obstinacy.

  • A glorious vision, in which the prophet's lips are cleansed: he foretelleth the obstinacy of the Jews.

  • She has an obstinacy and a perseverance in sticking at you that drive you almost wild, but make you learn "lots" in the end.

  • He reproaches the Jews for their obstinacy: he will deliver them out of their captivity, for his own name's sake.