intransigentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• intransigeant

語源

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) +‎ agō (“to do”).

発音

• IPA: /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/, /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/
• ハイフネーション: in‧tran‧si‧gent

形容詞

intransigent (comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent)

1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obstinate

   Antonym: (uncommon) transigent

   Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.

   • 1966, H. Feigl, “Is Science Relevant to Theology?”, in Inquiries and Provocations: Selected Writings, published 2012, →ISBN:

     Since I have been asked to do this in very brief compass, the harsh tone and terse style of my presentation will make my contentions appear more dogmatic and intransigent than I should wish them to be.

   • 1970 August 31, John Berbers, “Nixon Aides Voice Integration Hope”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Much of the new integration will come in the school districts that have been the most intransigent since the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in its landmark 1954 decision.

   • 1993, Leslie Bethell, Cuba: A Short History, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 27:

     On the Spanish side, the war increased the anti-Cuban animosity and distrust felt by the most intransigent peninsulares.

派生語

関連する語

• intransigence
• intransigency
• intransigentism
• intransigently

派生した語

• → German: intransigent

名詞

intransigent (plural intransigents)

1. A person who is intransigent.

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intransigent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “intransigent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.