inflexible

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·flex·ible AW BrE [ɪnˈfleksəbl] NAmE [ɪnˈfleksəbl] adjective
1. (disapproving)that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a particular situation
Syn: ↑rigid
•an inflexible attitude/routine/system
•The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error.
•an inflexible retirement age
2. (disapproving) (of people or organizations)unwilling to change their opinions, decisions, etc, or the way they do things
•He's completely inflexible on the subject.
3. (of a material)difficult or impossible to bend
Syn: ↑stiff, Opp: ↑flexible
Derived Words: ↑inflexibility ▪ ↑inflexibly

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.

Example Bank:
•She's a good teacher, but she can be rather inflexible.
•The rules seemed arbitrary and inflexible.
•The seven-year period is not totally inflexible.
•The government has shown an increasingly inflexible attitude to dealing with the problem.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rigid, unbending, uncompromising, sturdy
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  flexible, flexile, compromising, conciliatory