obstinacy
英 [ˈɒb.stɪ.nə.si]
美 [ˈɑːb.stə.nə.si]
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”。
- obstinacy (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin obstinatia, from obstinatus (see obstinate).
- 1. It is a very accountable obstinacy.
- 这是一种完全可以理解的固执态度.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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.
- 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.