Obdurate
[ 'ɑbdərət ]
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adj. 顽固的;执拗的;麻木不仁的;冷酷无情的;
💡 词根助记
ob逆，倒，加强意义+dur持久，坚硬+ate形容词后缀→坚持反对→顽固的，执拗的
📝 例句
An obdurate miser.
冷酷无情的吝啬鬼
He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.
他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
obdurate conscience of the old sinner(Sir Walter Scott)
这个老罪人毫无悔意(沃尔特 斯科特爵士)
the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
这个孩子的不幸甚至可以感动最冷酷的心。
A third group were obdurate and still wanted to wait and see.
第三部分人则是顽固地还要等着看。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ob-不,dur-endure 忍耐,ate-动缀:不能忍耐变化→固执的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-dur-表示“持续”
📖 牛津释义
obdurate
adj
(fml 文) impossible to change; stubborn 固执的; 执拗的
an obdurate refusal 坚决的拒绝
He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision. 他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒbdjurit]a. 顽固的, 执拗的, 冷酷的【法】 执迷不悟的, 毫不悔改的, 无情的
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Their after-sales service was just so bad that I decided to never buy anything from that shop again.
他们的售后服务太差了，所以我决定从此不再能家商店买东西。
Won''t you iron this shirt for me?
可以帮我烫这件衬衫吗？
From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr.Bloggs', not 'Alf'.
从此，艾尔弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。别人将称呼他为“布洛格斯先生”，而不再叫他“艾尔弗”了。