ごうじょう

[強情] 〔頑固， 意地っぱり〕

stubbornness

【U】頑固さ， 不屈∥ Stubbornness is her fault. 強情なのが彼女の欠点だ

obstinacy

【U】［通例けなして］ 頑固さ， 頑迷さ；強情.

◇→強情な

強情
剛情
obstinacy
stubbornness

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ごうじょう【強情】

〔頑固， 意地っぱり〕

stubbornness

〖U〗頑固さ， 不屈

Stubbornness is her fault. 強情なのが彼女の欠点だ

obstinacy

〖U〗［通例けなして］ 頑固さ， 頑迷さ；強情.

◇ → 強情な

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ごうじょう【強情】

～な obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; wil(l)ful; bullheaded; mulish; 《文》 obdurate.

●馬鹿で強情な stupid and obstinate; pigheaded.

●あいつの強情にはお手あげだ. He's too stubborn for me. | His obstinacy really beats me.

●強情を張る insist 《on doing》; stick stubbornly to 《a theory》; 《文》 persist 《in…》

・彼は知らぬ存ぜぬと強情を張っている. He insists [continues to claim] that he knows absolutely nothing about it. | He simply [just, absolutely] will not admit to any knowledge whatever about the matter.

・どこまでも強情を張って誤りを認めようとしなかった. He just would not admit to having made a mistake. | He absolutely refused to admit that he had made a mistake.

●お前はほんとに強情だねえ. You are stubborn [obstinate]. <▲> are に強勢を置く. | Why are you so bloody stubborn [obstinate]?