Despite the evidence, he remained obstinate.
尽管有证据，他仍然固执己见。
In the following sentence, choose the word that is the closest synonym to “obstinate”: Despite numerous attempts to persuade him, Mark remained obstinate in his decision to not attend the family reunion.
B — stubborn. “obstinate” means adj. stubborn persistent inflexible
The ______ child flatly refused to eat his vegetables no matter what.
B — obstinate. “obstinate” means adj. stubborn persistent inflexible
obstinate — adj. stubborn persistent inflexible. In Chinese: 顽固的；固执的.
obstinate is pronounced /ˈɒbstɪnət/. It breaks into 3 syllables: ob · sti · nate.
Despite the evidence, he remained obstinate. (尽管有证据，他仍然固执己见。)
stubborn, adamant — all close in meaning to obstinate (adj. stubborn persistent inflexible).
Yes. obstinate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ob-(anti) + stin(stand) + ate → stubborn, unyielding.