心一點零-B12

Word of the Day for Wednesday September 28, 2005

adamant \AD-uh-muhnt\, adjective:
Not capable of being swayed by pleas, appeals, or reason; not
susceptible to persuasion; unyielding. (不為任何原因改變,堅定的)
這次的單字，連解釋裡的單字都看不懂...慘....

In the cabin, the skipper and Truong Hong were arguing
furiously, one convinced the boat had run aground, the
other adamant that it was snared in nets.
--Tran Vu, [1]The Dragon Hunt

I pretended that nothing had happened, so adamant in my
denial that my memory gradually underwent a revision.
--Chu T'ien-wen, [2]Notes of a Desolate Man

It's amazing the ignorance--and the adamant ignorance--of
so many people, people one would think might at least admit
to simply not having knowledge of something.
--Ira Berkow, [3]To the Hoop: The Seasons of a Basketball
Life