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obstinately ad. 頑固地;倔強地 頑固地;倔強地 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. [ 1913 Webster] I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. -- Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster] No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] Of sense and outward things. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See { Stubborn}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Ob" sti* nate* ly}, adv. -- { Ob" sti* nate* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] |
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