stubborn英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Stubbornness. informal,uncountable

— But I have to say that one thing you inherited from your mother is a whole lot of stubborn.
Ellipsis of stubborn disease (“a disease of citrus trees”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable

— With evidence that the causal agent of stubborn is spread by insects, control or prevention of this disease will prove more difficult than formerly thought to be.

形容词 adj.

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

— People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.

— Under his hand a stubborn latch sprung noisily […]

词形变化

stubborner comparative stubbornest superlative

词汇关系

近义词

willful headstrong wayward obstinate obdurate contrary disobedient insubordinate undisciplined adamant unyielding rebellious perseverant persistent enduring

衍生词

mule-stubborn outstubborn stubborn as a mule stubbornly stubbornness stubborns stubborn up unstubborn

词源

词源 1

From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).

词源 2

From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).