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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] tercamente[Adverb]
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