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in·flex·i·ble AHD[ĭn-flĕkʹsə-bəl] D.J.[ɪnˈfleksəbəl]K.K.[ɪnˈflɛksəbəl]adj.（形容词）- Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.不易弯的，僵硬的：不易变曲的；强硬或生硬的
- Incapable of being changed; unalterable.不可能被改变的；不可变的
- Unyielding in purpose, principle, or temper; immovable.不屈挠的，不退让的：在目标、原则或个性上不屈挠的；坚定不可动摇的
inflex'ibilʹity 或 inflexʹibleness n.（名词）inflexʹibly adv.（副词）inflexible, inexorable, adamant, obdurate- These adjectives mean not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course.这些形容词表示不从既定路线上偏离或改变的。
- Inflexible implies unyielding adherence to rigidly fixed principles or purposes: inflexible 意指坚决遵照固定的原则或目标： Polite but inflexible, she would not be deflected from her intention.她礼貌但很坚决，绝不放弃自己的目标。
- Inexorable implies lack of susceptibility to persuasion or entreaty: Inexorable 意指难以说服，又不接受恳求： "Cynthia was inexorable—she would have none of him" (Winston Churchill).The term also describes things, such as fate and law, that are inevitable, relentless, and often severe in effect: 辛西亚毫不动摇——她不要他的任何东西 （温斯顿·丘吉尔）。该词也用于描述事物（如具有不可抗力），通常有严峻效果的命运和法律： "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty" (W. Bruce Lincoln).俄罗斯的最后时刻，好象到了最严峻的时刻 (W·布鲁斯·林肯）。
- Adamant usually implies imperviousness to pleas or appeals: Adamant 通常暗示对请求或呼吁无动于衷： He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind.他毫不留情地拒绝改变主意。
- Obdurate adds toadamant the implication of hard, unfeeling resistance to tender feelings: Obdurate 一词在adamant 一词上又附加了一种不近人情的、冷酷无情的含义： The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart. See also Synonyms at stiff 这个孩子所受的苦难会打动世界上最冷酷的心 参见同义词 stiff
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