摘要：WordoftheDay：October5,2021intransigent不妥协的；不愿合作的；不肯让步的adjectivein-TRAN-suh-juntW...

Word of the Day： October 5, 2021

intransigent

不妥协的；不愿合作的；不肯让步的

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What It Means

Intransigent means "characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude."

Intransigent 意思是“以拒绝妥协或放弃极端立场、拒绝恶劣态度”。

Examples

Despite the mediator's best efforts, the opposing sides in the dispute remained intransigent.

调和员尽了最大努力,From Scratch to Success: A Guide to Building a High-Quality Website但是争议的对立双方仍然顽固不化。

"So we're this incredibly adaptable creature because we have these very plastic brains. And our experience imprints itself on those brains, and we become habituated to things. … And that's just the way they are. … And this is … what makes us so intransigent, so resistant to change…." — James Suzman, quoted in The New York Times, 29 June 2021

“所以我们是适应性极强的生物，因为我们有可塑性的大脑。我们的经验会大脑里烙下烙印，我们就会习惯于事物。……这就是它们的方式。……什么让我们 如此顽固，如此抗拒改变……”

Did You Know?

Intransigent comes from Spanish intransigente, meaning "uncompromising." Its root is transigir ("to compromise"), which is related to Latin transigere ("to come to an agreement"). The French have a similar verb, transiger, which also means "to compromise." Transigent as an opposite of intransigent has yet to become recognized as an acceptable word in the English language.

Intransigent 来自西班牙语 intransigente，意思是“uncompromising『不妥协』”。 它的词根 transigir『妥协』，与拉丁语 transigere（“to come to an agreement『达成协议』”）有关。 法语有个类似的动词 transiger，意思是“"to compromise『妥协』”。 Transigent 作为 intransigent 的反义词尚未被英语接受。

Quiz

Unscramble the letters to create a noun meaning "adherence to the highest principles and ideals": OIPYRBT.

probity『正直；诚实』

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