strong-willed
/ˌstrɒŋ ˈwɪld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌstrɔːŋ ˈwɪld/ (ame, ipa)
strong-willed — 形容詞
1. firmly unwilling to change your decision, even after other people warn or discou
有主見的
別人勸阻也照自己意思做
firmly unwilling to change your decision, even after other people warn or discourage you.
Christopher stayed strong-willed despite pressure to close the family shop.
Christopher 很有主見，頂著壓力也不肯把家裡的店關掉。
be strong-willed despite pressure to + verb
Bao was too strong-willed to follow the coach's safer plan.
Bao 太有主見，不肯照教練較安全的計畫做。
too + strong-willed to + verb
The strong-willed mayor refused to cancel the street market.
那位很有主見的市長拒絕取消那場街頭市集。
Sayaka remained strong-willed even after three relatives warned her about the move.
就算三個親戚都勸她別搬家，Sayaka 還是很有主見。
Their strong-willed daughter insisted on biking to school alone.
他們那個很有主見的女兒堅持要自己騎車上學。
- determined
broader and more neutral; it does not always suggest resisting other people
- stubborn
more negative; it often suggests refusing to change even when wrong
- independent-minded
focuses more on thinking for yourself than on resisting pressure
- compliant
ready to do what other people ask or expect
- yielding
willing to give way after pressure or argument
- easily led
easily influenced by stronger personalities
文法句型
strong-willed + child/leader/person
be strong-willed enough to + verb
be too strong-willed to + verb
用法筆記
Often describes someone who keeps a decision after family, friends, or teachers try to change it. It can sound admiring for independence or critical for stubbornness, depending on context.