intransigent

Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

in‧tran‧si‧gent/ɪnˈtrænsədʒənt, ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt/ adjective formal
[date : 1800-1900; Language : Spanish; Origin : intransigente, from transigir 'to accept less than you originally wanted']
unwilling to change your ideas or behaviour, in a way that seems unreasonable SYN stubborn:
　 ▪ an intransigent attitude

—intransigence noun [UNCOUNTABLE]:
　 ▪ He accused the government of intransigence.

adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Conservatives have maintained an intransigent position on the war.
▪ For many years the South African government remained intransigent, despite mounting world opposition to apartheid.
▪ The Church has been criticized for being intransigent on the issues of abortion and birth control.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  adamant, adamantine, inexorable