obstinately [
'ɔbstinitli]
ad. 固执地,顽固地
obstinately[ adv ]
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
<adv.all>
she remained stubbornly in the same position
Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare
to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see
{Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand},
and cf. {Destine}.]
1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;
persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other
means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying
unreasonableness.
I have known great cures done by obstinate
resolution of drinking no wine. --Sir W.
Temple.
No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. --Pope.
Of sense and outward things. --Wordsworth.
2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate
fever; obstinate obstructions.
Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;
persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;
refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}.
※ -- {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. --
{Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n.
- Either he is a penny-pinching manager, obstinately hoarding his pile of cash, or he is a grand strategist with the rare talent of avoiding all the worst pitfalls of the defence and consumer electronics industries.
- "Catholics who obstinately persist in these activities, while perhaps not formally excommunicated, should not consider themselves properly disposed to participate in receiving Holy Communion," Pilarczyk said.
- The Almavivas seem to live in near-destitution. In the bedroom of the Countess there is nothing at all for Susanna to hide behind, so we have to assume that the Count is obstinately failing to notice her.