OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our advocacy. The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the mule, a most intelligent animal.
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adj. 頑固的;固執的;難于控制的;方頭不劣;
?? ob反+stin站+ate...的→和別人反著站→頑固的
"He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!"
他的犟勁兒一上來，簡直執拗得要命！
近義：headstrong, hesitant, indisposed, insolent, insubordinate, intractable
反義：intelligent, levelheaded, logic, logical, moderate, modest
adj. 達不到的;難見到的;不能接近的;無法理解的;
?? in不+ac一再+cess行走+ible...的→走得太快跟不上→難以接近的
"They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by car."
他們住在一處偏遠地區，只能開車去。
近義：impenetrable, unapproachable, unassailable, unreachable
反義：approachable, attainable, open, available, possible, reachable
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
vt. 顯示，表明;證明;使顯現;
adj. 明白的，明顯的;
n. 貨單，旅客名單;
?? mani手+fest打擊→用手打出→不隱藏→明顯的v表明；證實
"It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries."
他們使國家進行工業現代化,明顯失敗了.
近義：reveal, say, show, state, vent, clarify
反義：mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade
adj. 流行的，大眾化的;民眾的，大眾的，公眾的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以為了不得的，驕傲的;
?? popul人民+ar…的 → 大眾的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
這是我們產品中最受歡迎的型號.
近義：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
adj. 聰明的;理解力強的;有智力的;[計]智能的;
?? intellig知識界 + ent表示具有...性質的 → 智能型的;有才智的,聰明的
"You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery."
你很聰明，不會受他的阿諛奉承所惑。
近義：logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
反義：idiot, idiotic, ignorant, moronic, naive, noodleheaded