stubbornly

/ˈstəbɝnɫi/ adv B1, B2

without changing your mind

Word Origin Stubborn comes from Old English stybb 'tree stump' — the idea is that a stubborn person is as immovable as a stump. The word stub (a short remnant) and stubble (stumps of grain) are related. So stubbornly means acting like a rooted stump, refusing to budge. The -ly just makes it an adverb.

adv without changing your mind B1

He stubbornly refused to apologize.

(副词) 固执地;顽固地;倔强地

他固执地拒绝道歉。

(adverbio) tercamente; obstinadamente; tozudamente; porfiadamente; cabezonamente [sin cambiar de opinión]

Se negó tercamente a disculparse.

(adverbe) obstinément; avec entêtement; têtument [Sans changer d'avis, avec entêtement et obstination.]

Il a **stubbornly** refusé de s'excuser.

(Adverb) eigensinnig; stur [auf eine Weise, die keine Kompromisse oder Meinungsänderungen zulässt]

Trotz aller Argumente lehnte er **stubbornly** ab, seine Position zu überdenken.

(副詞) 自分の考えを変えずに、一貫して

彼は頑なに謝ることを拒んだ。

(advérbio) teimosamente; obstinadamente; birrentamente [sem mudar de ideia]

Ele teimosamente se recusou a pedir desculpas.

adv In a stubborn manner. B2 ✓

He stubbornly refused to admit he was wrong, even when presented with clear evidence.

(副词) 固执地;顽固地;倔强地

即使面对明确的证据,他仍然固执地拒绝承认自己错了。

(adverbio) obstinadamente; tercamente; tozudamente; porfiadamente [De manera obstinada.]

Se negó obstinadamente a admitir que estaba equivocado, incluso cuando se le presentaron pruebas claras.

(adverbe) obstinément; avec entêtement; têtuement [De manière obstinée, avec entêtement.]

Il a obstinément refusé d'admettre qu'il avait tort, même face à des preuves évidentes.

(Adverb) stur; eigensinnig; halsstarrig [Auf eine störrische, unnachgiebige oder uneinsichtige Weise.]

Er weigerte sich **stubbornly**, seinen Fehler einzusehen, selbst als ihm klare Beweise vorlagen.

(副詞) 頑固に、自分の意見や態度を曲げない様子で。

彼は明白な証拠を突きつけられても、頑固に自分が間違っていたことを認めることを拒んだ。

(advérbio) teimosamente; obstinadamente; emperradamente; tenazmente [De maneira teimosa.]

Ele teimosamente se recusou a admitir que estava errado, mesmo quando apresentado a evidências claras.

Word parts: stubborn + ly

Common collocations

to prep remain verb say verb have verb refuse verb not adv resist verb still adv cling verb go verb persist verb insist verb

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