If you describe someone as obstinate, you are being critical of them because they are very determined to do what they want, and refuse to change their mind or be persuaded to do something else.
例句
He is obstinate and determined and will not give up...他非常頑固，而且又鐵了心，是不會放棄的。She was a wicked and obstinate child.她是個淘氣又執拗的孩子。
ADJ-GRADED
難以移動的；難以改變的；難以消除的
You can describe things as obstinate when they are difficult to move, change, or destroy.
例句
...rusted farm equipment strewn among the obstinate weeds.扔在恣意蔓生的雜草叢中的銹跡斑斑的農具
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
固執的;頑固的, 倔強的
He continued to be obstinate.他依舊固執。He is so obstinate that he still tries to defend his theory,although it has been proved wrong.他固執極了,盡管他的理論已被證明是錯的,可他還在設法為其辯護。She’s too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔強了, 不會讓任何人幫她的。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. persist stubbornly;
"he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
Adjective
1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
2. resistant to guidance or discipline;
"Mary Mary quite contrary""an obstinate child with a violent temper""a perverse mood""wayward behavior"