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...他非常顽固，而且又铁了心，是不会放弃的。She was a wicked and obstinate child.她是个淘气又执拗的孩子。
ADJ-GRADED
难以移动的；难以改变的；难以消除的
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.扔在恣意蔓生的杂草丛中的锈迹斑斑的农具
英汉词典释义
adj.
固执的;顽固的, 倔强的
He continued to be obstinate.他依旧固执。He is so obstinate that he still tries to defend his theory,although it has been proved wrong.他固执极了,尽管他的理论已被证明是错的,可他还在设法为其辩护。She’s too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了, 不会让任何人帮她的。
英英词典释义
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"