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ˌstiff-ˈneckedadjectiveadj
PROUDtoo proud, and refusing to change or obey 顽固而傲慢的,倔强的SYN stubborn
Examples from the Corpus
stiff-necked• Stubborn, proud, and often stiff-necked and argumentative.• But what else could be expected from such a stiff-necked people?• His repression is caused by his stiff-necked, stifled upbringing.