intractable 英 [ɪnˈtræktəbl]   美 [ɪnˈtræktəbəl]

intractable

intractable  英 [ɪnˈtræktəbl] 美 [ɪnˈtræktəbəl]

adj. 棘手的;难治的 

intractable pain 顽固性疼痛
the most intractable issue of our era. 我们时代最难解决的问题

  • Can't manage your stubborn little brother who won't do what anyone says? You could call him intractable, or you could call your mother. Problems are intractable when they can't be solved.
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  • adj. 棘手的;难治的
  • 1. intractable pain

    顽固性疼痛

  • 2. the most intractable issue of our era.

    我们时代最难解决的问题

  • 3. Some of these problems are intractable.

    其中一些问题是难以解决的。

  • intractable (adj.) c. 1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from French intractable (15c.) or directly from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.
in·tract·able / ɪnˈtræktəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈtræktəbl / adjective ( formal) (of a problem or a person 问题或人 ) very difficult to deal with 很难对付(或处理)的 OPP tractable in·tract·abil·ity / ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪləti / noun [uncountable ] in·tract·able / ɪnˈtræktəbl ; NAmE ɪnˈtræktəbl / in·tract·abil·ity / ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪləti ; NAmE ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪləti /
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