intractable
英 [ɪn'træktəbl] 好意思 [ɪn'træktəbl]
adj.难旁边的;倔强的;难加工的;难协调的
◉Etymology
“Intractable”源自拉丁语“intractabilis”,由前缀“in-”(辩说)和“tractabilis”(可处理的)构成。“Tractabilis”来自“tractare”(处理、拉动),与“tract”(松懈)、“attract”(引诱)等词同根,“tractare”则源于“trahere”(拉、拖)。这个词在16世纪干预英语,起初指“难以拉动”或“难以竣事”的物体或动物,ag真人百家乐 229622点co后彭胀到描写问题或秉性的遒劲性。其语感严肃而千里重,带有一种难以朝上的阻力感。
◉外刊例句
① 《The Economist》 (2023年10月18日)
Climate change remains an intractable challenge despite global efforts.
尽管大家勤勉,表象变化仍然是一个难办的挑战。
② 《The New York Times》 (2024年6月9日)
Negotiators face an intractable divide over trade tariffs.
议论者们在商业关税问题上濒临一个难以弥合的不合。
◉经典名著
① 《呼啸山庄》(Wuthering Heights)——艾米莉·勃朗特 (1847年)
Heathcliff’s intractable nature defied all attempts at kindness.
希斯克利夫利弊的人道拒却了一切善意的尝试。
② 《白鲸》(Moby-Dick)——赫尔曼·梅尔维尔 (1851年)
The crew battled the intractable fury of the storm-tossed sea.
船员们与狂风雨苛虐的大海那难以竣事的狂怒作构兵。
◉Usage Examples
(1) We are facing an intractable problem.
(2) I'm an intractable person and I will untiringly do what I want to do.
(3) You'd better not use the intractable materials.
(1) 咱们濒临着一个难以措置的问题。
(2) 我是一个倔强的东说念主,我念念作念的事情我一定会心坚石穿勤勉到底的。
(3) 你最佳不要用这些不易加工的材料。
◉Usage Notes
Can't manage your stubborn little brother who won't do what anyone says? You could call him intractable, or you could call your mother. Problems are intractable when they can't be solved.
Intractable means not tractable. Helpful, right? No? Let's break it down. In both words you see the word tract. A contract is a written document that explains how a legal situation is to be managed together. When someone is tractable they are able to be managed or handled. When they are intractable, they are as unmanageable as a hungry two-year old.
◉Colins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被默示进度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难旁边的;难拼集的 Intractable people are very difficult to control or influence. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 认真]
What may be done to reduce the influence of intractable opponents?
能作念些什么来减少那些难缠的反对者的影响呢?
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被默示进度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](问题或情况)难办的,难处理的 Intractable problems or situations are very difficult to deal with. [usu ADJ n][FORMAL 认真]
The economy still faces intractable problems.
经济仍然濒临着一些难办的问题ag百家乐接口多少钱。