intractably
intractably — 副詞
1. so severely or stubbornly that something becomes nearly impossible to deal with,
棘手
形容問題難以處理或解決
so severely or stubbornly that something becomes nearly impossible to deal with, control, or solve — used of problems, conflicts, illnesses, or situations that resist all efforts to manage them.
The mathematics competition team found the final problem intractably difficult to solve.
數學競賽隊伍發現最後一題棘手到難以解開。
intractably + adjective (difficult)
Talia's stubborn cough proved intractably resistant to every medicine the doctor prescribed.
Talia 的頑固咳嗽對醫生開的每種藥都產生棘手的抗藥性。
proved intractably + adjective (resistant)
The conflict between the two villages stayed intractably bitter despite many years of peace efforts.
那兩個村莊之間的衝突即使經歷多年和平努力，依然棘手地難以化解。
Bilal described the government's new tax rules as intractably complex for ordinary citizens.
Bilal 形容政府的新稅法對一般民眾來說棘手地難以理解。
The old wooden door became intractably stuck after the rainy season made the frame swell.
那扇舊木門在雨季導致門框膨脹後，變得棘手地卡住無法打開。
- uncontrollably
focuses on absence of restraint rather than inherent difficulty of management; often used for emotions, forces of nature
- stubbornly
suggests willful refusal to change, typically of a person or animal, whereas 'intractably' describes objective difficulty
- persistently
weaker in meaning — only implies continuation over time, not that the thing resists being solved or managed
- manageably
in a way that can be controlled or dealt with
文法句型
intractably + adjective
intractably + past participle
用法筆記
Commonly modifies adjectives such as 'difficult', 'complex', 'stubborn', 'resistant', and 'bitter'. Rarely modifies verbs directly — instead, it pairs with a following adjective or participle that describes the situation.