mulish(形容词):像骡子一样固执的;倔强的;不听劝的(常带轻微贬义)。也可泛指“顽固、拗”的性格或态度。
He was mulish and refused to apologize.
他很倔,拒绝道歉。
Despite clear evidence, she remained mulish, insisting her plan would work even as the deadline slipped away.
尽管证据很明显,她仍然固执,坚持自己的计划会成功,哪怕截止时间不断逼近。
/ˈmjuːlɪʃ/
来自 mule(骡子)+ -ish(……般的)。骡子在英语文化中常被视为“难以驱使、倔强”的动物,因此 mulish 用来形容人像骡子一样顽固、不肯让步。