inflexible

单词辨析:

inflexible headstrong obstinate stubborn 【导航词义:顽固的,固执的】
inflexible adj. [贬]顽固的,固守己见的
〔辨析〕

多指人、机构等行事死板的,不愿意改变观念、决定、方法等。

〔例证〕

Many of her employees find her inflexible.

她的许多雇员发现她个性固执。

The company is completely inflexible on this matter.

那家公司在这个问题上丝毫不肯变通。

headstrong adj. [贬]固执的,倔强任性的
〔辨析〕

指人执拗任性的,强调行事偏执,不肯听从劝告。

〔例证〕

Glenn is young and very headstrong, but he is a good man underneath it all.

格伦年轻、任性,但骨子里是个好人。

He was a headstrong kid, always getting into trouble.

他是个任性的孩子,总是惹麻烦。

obstinate adj. 固执的,顽固的
〔辨析〕

指人固执己见的,喜欢我行我素,不愿改变主意、行事方法等,常含贬义。

〔例证〕

This girl can be obstinate at times.

这姑娘有的时候会非常固执。

My friend is obstinate and determined, and will not give up.

我的朋友非常顽固,而且又铁了心,是不会放弃的。

stubborn adj. 固执的,执拗的
〔辨析〕

词义同obstinate,可换用,也常含贬义。

〔例证〕

Why is the captain so stubborn/obstinate?

队长怎么这么固执?

He was too stubborn/obstinate to admit that there was a problem.

他死不承认有问题。

firm hard inflexible solid 【导航词义:坚硬的,结实的】
firm adj. 坚硬的,结实的
〔辨析〕

指不软也不是特别硬,但不易变形的。

〔例证〕

She can't sleep well on a firm mattress.

她在硬床垫上睡不好。

He bought several firm green apples on his way home.

他在回家的路上买了几个硬的青苹果。

hard adj. 硬的,坚固的
〔辨析〕

指硬实得难以按下、切开、弄碎等的。

〔例证〕

This piece of rock is so hard that you can barely embed anything in it.

这块岩石太硬了,几乎什么也嵌不进去。

There was almost no rain this year so the ground is now as hard as stone.

今年一年几乎没下雨,现在土地硬得像石头一样。

inflexible adj. 坚硬的
〔辨析〕

指材料很硬,很难或无法弯曲的。

〔例证〕

Be careful! This kind of plastic is inflexible.

小心!这种塑料不能弯曲。

solid adj. 坚硬的
〔辨析〕

指固体坚硬结实的。

〔例证〕

solid ground

坚实的土地

Solid food is easier to carry.

固体食物更便于携带。

相关例句:

And no, I don't know why DSN designed such an inflexible CDR system.

不,我不知道为什么这样设计的DSN僵硬的CDR制度。

Arrangements for modifications and decision-making are too inflexible to deal with the pace of change in modern financial systems.

有关修订和决策的安排过于僵化,跟不上现代金融系统的改革步伐。

She does not have a hard body, she is anatomically inflexible.

她不是身材硬板,只是有点解剖学上的僵硬。

Its rules and maxims became fixed and, to a degree, inflexible as in any legal system.

衡平法的规则和原则逐渐确定,与任何法律制度一样,具有一定程度的固定性。

I'm too inflexible. I think that's a big hindrance in dancing.

我的骨头太硬。我想这是跳舞很大的障碍。

A "thank you" or "sorry" has become so mean and inflexible.

一句“谢谢”或“对不起”也变得那么吝啬和呆板。