adamant
adamant — adjective
- adamantpositive
- more adamantcomparative
- most adamantsuperlative
1. refusing to change your opinion or decision, no matter how much others try to co
refusing to change your opinion or decision, no matter how much others try to convince you
Keiko was adamant that she had returned the library book, but the record showed otherwise.
adamant + that-clause for refusing to change one's view
Oluwaseun remained adamant about paying for the meal himself after the celebration.
adamant about + -ing for insisting on an action
The headteacher stayed adamant in her refusal to shorten the summer break, even after parents gathered 800 petition signatures.
After five hours of heated debate, the planning committee stayed adamant and blocked the twelve-storey tower.
Dmitri's parents were adamant he finish his studies before joining the family business.
- inflexible
more negative; suggests rigid, unreasonable refusal to adapt
- unyielding
emphasises not giving way under pressure
- stubborn
the everyday word, often used for small-scale refusals
- resolute
positive; suggests principled firmness with no hint of pig-headedness
- flexible
willing to change one's mind or adapt
- persuadable
open to being convinced by others
- open-minded
willing to consider new or different ideas
文法句型
adamant + that-clause
adamant about + noun/-ing
用法筆記
Often used when someone holds their position despite repeated attempts to change it. Can describe both firm resolve (positive) and stubborn refusal (negative).
常見錯誤
adamant — noun
1. in old stories, a legendary gemstone of impossible hardness, long identified wit
in old stories, a legendary gemstone of impossible hardness, long identified with the diamond
Albertus Magnus claimed that adamant would not crack, even when a hammer struck it against an anvil.
In Persian legends, heroes carried swords forged from adamant to pierce dragon scales.
The Roman writer Pliny described adamant as a gem harder than any known metal.
Cyrus tried for an hour to chip the adamant stone with his sharpest chisel.
Myths claimed the gates of the underworld were bound with chains of pure adamant.
- diamond
the specific gem that adamant was often identified with
用法筆記
A historical and literary term. Today the word is almost always used as an adjective.
2. any substance believed to be unbreakable, regardless of its form or origin
any substance believed to be unbreakable, regardless of its form or origin
In one old tale, a shield of adamant stopped every spear thrown at it.
Sven spent two years searching for an adamant that his strongest acid could not dissolve.
adamant as an unbreakable substance that resists all chemical attack
The fortress walls were said to contain veins of adamant stronger than any granite.
The blacksmith insisted the dark vein running through the quarry floor was pure adamant.
Master carver Marta spent a month hunting for a chisel tipped with adamant to cut the porphyry slab.
用法筆記
Used in old and literary texts to describe any impossibly hard material. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers specifically to a legendary gemstone.