adamant 英 [ˈædəmənt] 美 [ˈædəmənt]
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外刊例句

Moreover, the ECB remains adamant that it cannot intervene as the lender of last resort to euro-zone sovereigns.
此外，欧洲央行仍坚持认为，作为欧元区国家的最后求助的贷款人，这不能进行干预。
——《经济学人》
But diplomats and analysts said both countries seemed adamant in their objections, and when the meeting resumed, Syria voted against the treaty as well.
但外交官和分析人士皆称，这两个国家的反对立场似乎相当坚定。当会议重新开始时，叙利亚也投出了反对票。
——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[adjective] impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision
[形容词] 无法说服或不愿意改变意见或决定

深入解读

早在乔叟时代，adamant就已进入英语，它源自希腊语adamas（最坚硬的金属），借自古法语adamaunt（最坚硬的石头）。因此，有好几个世纪，adamant一直被人作为diamond（金刚石）的同义词使用，这两个单词本身也属于同源词。到了20世纪40年代，adamant则开始被广泛用作形容词，表示“坚硬的、坚决的、固执的”。

同近义词

obdurate: extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says
obstinate: unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says
headstrong: very determined to do what you want without listening to others