刚愎自用 meaning in English
self-willed; headstrong; opinionated; be set in one's way; be perverse in temper; be obstinate and adhere to one's own judgment; act and show overconfidence in oneself; selfconfidence and personal prejudice; obstinate and self-opinionated; self-willed and conceited
Examples
- He looks as if he has a tremendous will of his own .
他看来好像相当刚愎自用。 - I am not so violently bent upon my own opinion as to reject any offer proposed by wise men .
我并不刚愎自用，以至于对时贤高见一概排斥。 - I am not so violently bent upon my own opinion as to reject any offer proposed by wise men .
我并不刚愎自用，以至于对贤人高见一概排斥。 - I've known for a long time that you were proud and headstrong, but i thought time would change you .
很久以来我就知道你骄傲自负，刚愎自用，不过我以为时间会使你改变。 - Now he had become his destroyer a second time, since, but for his obstinacy robertson might have effected his escape .
现在他又第二次毁了他，要不是他刚愎自用，罗伯逊也许已经逃脱。