- (often disapproving)
refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this 执拗的；固执的；顽固的 He can be very obstinate when he wants to be! 他的犟劲儿一上来，简直执拗得要命！ her obstinate refusal to comply with their request 她拒不服从他们的要求 Their position remains one of obstinate denial, even in face of the new evidence. 即使在新证据面前他们还是固执地持否定立场。
- [usually before noun]
difficult to get rid of or deal with 棘手的；难以去除的；难以对付的 the obstinate problem of unemployment 失业这个棘手的问题 an obstinate stain 顽固斑渍
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.