adamant
adamant — 形容詞
- adamantpositive
- more adamantcomparative
- most adamantsuperlative
1. refusing to change your opinion or decision, no matter how much others try to co
堅決；堅持
拒絕改變主意，不受他人勸說影響
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.
Keiko 堅決表示她已經歸還了圖書館的書，但記錄顯示並非如此。
adamant + that-clause for refusing to change one's view
Oluwaseun remained adamant about paying for the meal himself after the celebration.
Oluwaseun 堅持要在慶祝結束後自己付餐費。
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.
校長堅決拒絕縮短暑假，即使家長們已收集了八百份連署簽名。
After five hours of heated debate, the planning committee stayed adamant and blocked the twelve-storey tower.
經過五個小時的激烈辯論，規劃委員會仍然堅持，否決了那座十二層高樓的建案。
Dmitri's parents were adamant he finish his studies before joining the family business.
Dmitri 的父母堅持要他完成學業後再進入家族企業。
- 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 — 名詞
1. in old stories, a legendary gemstone of impossible hardness, long identified wit
堅石
傳說中極其堅硬的寶石
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.
Albertus Magnus 聲稱堅石即使以鐵鎚在鐵砧上敲擊也不會碎裂。
In Persian legends, heroes carried swords forged from adamant to pierce dragon scales.
在波斯傳說中，英雄攜帶以堅石鑄造的劍來刺穿龍鱗。
The Roman writer Pliny described adamant as a gem harder than any known metal.
羅馬作家普林尼將堅石描述為比任何已知金屬更堅硬的寶石。
Cyrus tried for an hour to chip the adamant stone with his sharpest chisel.
Cyrus 用最鋒利的鑿子敲了一個小時，也無法在堅石上留下任何痕跡。
Myths claimed the gates of the underworld were bound with chains of pure adamant.
古老神話中，冥界的大門據說由純堅石打造的鎖鏈封鎖著。
- 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
堅硬物質
任何極其堅硬、無法打破的物質
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.
在一則古老故事中，一面堅硬物質打造的盾牌擋住了所有投向它的長矛。
Sven spent two years searching for an adamant that his strongest acid could not dissolve.
Sven 花了兩年時間尋找一種連他最強的酸液也無法溶解的堅硬物質。
adamant as an unbreakable substance that resists all chemical attack
The fortress walls were said to contain veins of adamant stronger than any granite.
據說那座堡壘的石牆中含有堅硬物質的礦脈，比任何花崗岩都更為堅固。
The blacksmith insisted the dark vein running through the quarry floor was pure adamant.
鐵匠堅稱貫穿採石場地面的那條黑色礦脈是純粹的堅硬物質。
Master carver Marta spent a month hunting for a chisel tipped with adamant to cut the porphyry slab.
雕刻大師 Marta 花了一個月尋找一把尖端鑲有堅硬物質的鑿子，用來切割那塊斑岩石板。
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.