Dreye權威釋義

n.

堅石；堅固無比的物質[U]

a.

堅硬無比的
堅定不移的；固執的[（+about/in/to）][+（that）]
He was adamant that she should not go.
他堅持不讓她去。
She was adamant in refusing to comply with his wishes.
她固執地拒絕按他的意願辦。

衍生

n. [U]

adamancy

ad.

adamantly

辨析

同義:

a.堅固的；堅定的

obstinate firm unyielding

同義參見:

stubborn grim willful resolute uncompromising rigid ornery mulish

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

adj.

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.

n.

archaic a legendary rock or mineral associated at times with both diamond and lodestones.

Derivative

adamance n.
adamancy n.
adamantly adv.

Etymology

OE (as n.), from OFr. adamaunt-, via L. from Gk adamas, adamant-, ‘untameable, invincible’ (later used to denote the hardest metal or stone, hence diamond), from a- ‘not’ + daman ‘to tame’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

釉質

以上來源於：《英漢醫學詞典》