Adamant



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 强硬的; 固执的
• ［英］ adj. 强硬的 ( too hard to be broken) ; 固执的 ( unyielding ; inflexible)
• ［记］ 联想记忆: adam ( 亚当) +ant ( 蚂蚁) , ""亚当""和""蚂蚁""都有坚定的性格.
• [反] vacillatory(adj.犹豫不决的)；moved(adj.被打动的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin adamant-, adamas hardest metal, diamond, from Greek
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a stone (as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
• 2. an unbreakable or extremely hard substance

II. adjective

• Date: 1897
• unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion ; unyielding
• Synonyms: see inflexible
• • adamantly adverb

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