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obdurately ad. 顽固地;冷酷地 顽固地;冷酷地 obdurately adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; " she remained stubbornly in the same position" [ synonym: { stubbornly}, { pig- headedly}, { obdurately}, { mulishly}, { obstinately}, { cussedly}] Obdurate \ Ob" du* rate\, a. [ L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob ( see Ob-) durare to harden, durus hard. See { Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard- hearted; stubbornly wicked. [ 1913 Webster] The very custom of evil makes the heart obdurate against whatsoever instructions to the contrary. -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] Art thou obdurate, flinty, hard as steel, Nay, more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable. " Obdurate consonants." -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Sometimes accented on the second syllable, especially by the older poets. [ 1913 Webster] There is no flesh in man' s obdurate heart. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible; unsusceptible. Usage: { Obdurate}, { Callous}, { Hardened}. Callous denotes a deadening of the sensibilities; as, a callous conscience. Hardened implies a general and settled disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and sympathy; as, hardened in vice. Obdurate implies an active resistance of the heart and will aganst the pleadings of compassion and humanity. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Ob" du* rate* ly}, adv. -- { Ob" du* rate* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] |
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