obstinate的词源

英文词源

obstinate (adj.)

mid-14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare (related to stare "stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Obstinately.

中文词源

obstinate：顽固的

ob-,相对，对着的，-stin,站，站立，词源同stand,destiny.即对着站的，站在对面的，引申词义对手，顽固的。

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