"obstinate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 頑固的
• 固執的

Definition

形容某人即使明知道應該改變，也拒絕改變自己的想法或行為。通常帶有貶義，指固執。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較為正式，多帶批評意味，比“stubborn”更強調不合理、不改變的固執。常用詞組：“obstinate child”、“obstinate refusal”，極少正面使用。

Examples

The obstinate boy refused to apologize.

那個**頑固的**男孩拒絕道歉。

She is obstinate about her ideas.

她對自己的想法很**頑固**。

The old man was obstinate and would not move.

那位老人很**頑固**，不肯移動。

You can be pretty obstinate when you think you’re right, can’t you?

你覺得自己對的時候，常常很**固執**，對吧？

Her obstinate refusal to listen was frustrating for everyone.

她**頑固地**拒絕聽，讓大家都很沮喪。

No matter what we said, he stayed obstinate and wouldn’t change his mind.

無論我們怎麼說，他都很**頑固**，不肯改變主意。