ob·du·rate
adjective/ˈɒbdjərət/
/ˈɑːbdərət/
(formal, usually disapproving)- refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way
顽固的；固执的；执拗的 - an obdurate attitude
顽固的态度 - to remain obdurate
保持固执 - Some members of the committee are likely to prove obdurate on this matter.
委员会的一些成员可能在这个问题上表现得很顽固。
Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘hardened in sin, unrepentant’): from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare, from ob- ‘in opposition’ + durare ‘harden’ (from durus ‘hard’). - an obdurate attitude