/ˈstʌb.ɚn/
A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else:
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.
(often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude 固执的；执拗的；顽固的；倔强的 SYN obstinate
He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong.
他死不认错。
She can be as stubborn as a mule.
她可以倔得像头骡子。
stubborn pride
死要面子
a stubborn resistance to change
顽固抵制变革
a stubborn refusal to listen
硬是不听
noun
stubbornness /ˈstʌb.ɚn.nəs/
the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else:
His colleagues find his stubbornness difficult to deal with.
She is refusing to help out of sheer stubbornness.