c. 1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.
雙語例句
1. What may be done to reduce the influence of intractable opponents?
能做些什么來減少那些難纏的反對者的影響呢？
來自柯林斯例句
2. It emerged as the most intractable issue of our era.
它成了我們時代最難解決的問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The economy still faces intractable problems.
經(jīng)濟仍然面臨著一些棘手的問題。
來自辭典例句
4. In 1977, to cover every intractable problem with excuses for complacent resignation.
而到了1977年, 其目的在于,以彬彬有禮的順從為理由口實,來掩蓋各種難以駕馭的問題.
來自名作英譯部分
5. At bottom we knew how intractable the world was.