obstinately
ad . 顽固地;倔强地
顽固地;倔强地
obstinately adv 1 :
in a stubborn unregenerate manner ; "
she remained stubbornly in the same position " [
synonym : {
stubbornly },
{
pig -
headedly }, {
obdurately }, {
mulishly }, {
obstinately },
{
cussedly }]
Obstinate \
Ob "
sti *
nate \,
a . [
L .
obstinatus ,
p .
p .
of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness ,
to persist in ;
ob (
see {
Ob -})
a word from the root of stare to stand .
See {
Stand },
and cf . {
Destine }.]
1 .
Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion ,
purpose ,
or course ;
persistent ;
not yielding to reason ,
arguments ,
or other means ;
stubborn ;
pertinacious ; --
usually implying unreasonableness .
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I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine . --
Sir W .
Temple .
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No ass so meek ,
no ass so obstinate . --
Pope .
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Of sense and outward things . --
Wordsworth .
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2 .
Not yielding ;
not easily subdued or removed ;
as ,
obstinate fever ;
obstinate obstructions .
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Syn :
Stubborn ;
inflexible ;
immovable ;
firm ;
pertinacious ;
persistent ;
headstrong ;
opinionated ;
unyielding ;
refractory ;
contumacious .
See {
Stubborn }.
[
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Ob "
sti *
nate *
ly },
adv . --
{
Ob "
sti *
nate *
ness },
n .
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