in·flex·i·ble /(ˌ)ɪnˈflɛksəbəl/
(a.)不屈曲的,不屈撓的,頑固的
In·flex·i·ble a.
1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn.
=\“Inflexibleas steel.”\= --Miltom.
A man of upright and inflexible temper . . . can overcome all private fear. --Addison.
3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts.
Syn: -- -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
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inflexible
adj 1: extended meanings; incapable of change; "a man of inflexible
purpose" [ant: flexible]
2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in
the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: uncompromising]
[ant: compromising]
3: literal meanings; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible
knife blade" [ant: flexible]
4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending
will to dominate" [syn: rigid, unbending]