fixe
fixe — 名詞
- fixesingular
- fixesplural
1. An idea or opinion that a person clings to stubbornly, unwilling to reconsider i
執念
不顧事實、堅持不放的信念
An idea or opinion that a person clings to stubbornly, unwilling to reconsider it even when faced with contrary facts.
Dimitri's fixe that his coworkers were plotting against him made every meeting tense and difficult.
Dimitri 認定同事在密謀對付他的執念讓每次會議都變得緊張又難熬。
possessive + that-clause describing the obsessional content
Hana could not let go of the fixe that her son was in danger, despite daily phone calls.
儘管每天通電話，Hana 還是無法放下兒子身處危險的執念。
let go of + fixe (collocation)
The fixe took root in Oluwaseun's mind and nothing his friends said could shake it.
執念在 Oluwaseun 心中扎了根，無論朋友怎麼說都無法動搖。
Khadija's fixe about her health lasted months after her doctor gave her a clean report.
Khadija 對健康的執念在醫生給出正常報告後仍持續了好幾個月。
Beatriz tried reasoning, but her uncle's fixe about the government survived every fact she offered.
Beatriz 試著講道理，但她叔叔對政府的執念在她擺出的每個事實面前依然屹立不搖。
- obsession
more general; can refer to any recurring thought, not necessarily a belief
- fixation
often carries a psychological or Freudian connotation
- preoccupation
milder and often more temporary; less about stubborn refusal to reconsider
- open-mindedness
willingness to consider new evidence and change one's view
用法筆記
Almost always used with a possessive (his fixe, her fixe) or followed by 'about' or a that-clause to describe the content of the obsession. The full French phrase 'idée fixe' is more common in formal writing than the shortened English form.