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obdurate
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Derivatives :
n
obduracy
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adv
obdurately
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- obdurate
['ɑbdjərɪt]
['ɔbdjurɪt]
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1.
adjective
冷酷无情的;硬心肠的
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2.
adjective
执迷不悟的;毫无悔意的
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3.
adjective
执拗的;倔强的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- obdurate
['ɒbdjυrɪt]
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adj
not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
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2.
adj
impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
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3.
adj
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin obdurare to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + durus hard; compare endure
Examples
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她是个左性子,动不动就发火。
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She is of obdurate temperament, and gets angry easily.
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