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obstinacy noun[ U ] usually disapprovinguk /ˈɒb.stɪ.nə.si/ us /ˈɑːb.stə.nə.si/ the quality of being unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says: 固执,顽固 I stayed until the end out of sheer obstinacy.出于纯粹的固执,我一直待到最后。 the obstinacy of the human spirit人类精神的固执 See
obstinate She has showed obstinacy in the face of difficulty. He made his case with obstinacy. They were merely reacting out of pride and obstinacy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Strength of will and determination aggressiveness bitter bloody-mindedness bull bull something through character-building fibre insusceptible intransigence inveteracy mettle militancy resolution sharp sharp elbowsidiom sharpen sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom single-mindedness stamina |