单词 | obdurate |
例句 | obdurate adjective •the brass were also obdurate in their opposition to having women in any combat positions:stubborn, obstinate, intransigent, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, pigheaded, bullheaded, mulish, stiff-necked | headstrong, unshakable, intractable, unpersuadable, immovable, inexorable, uncompromising, iron-willed, adamant, firm, determined. ANT malleable, tractable.WORD NOTE obdurate Obdurate is a member of that select company of left-handed words that sound better than what they actually mean—highly useful. It fits nicely into the classic tripartite sentence of comparison: "I'm uncompromising; you're obdurate; he's pigheaded. " — EMConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See |
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