unwilling to change or compromise 坚定不移的;不屈不挠的 once she had made up her mind, she was inflexible. 她一旦下定决心就坚定不移。 ■not able to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances 无法改变的,不可变更的 inflexible rules. 硬性规定。
not able to be bent; stiff 不能弯曲的,坚硬的 the heavy inflexible armour of the beetles. 甲虫沉重坚硬的甲壳。
派生 inflexibility noun inflexibly adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- 'not' + flexibilis 'flexible'