wilful
adjective
disapproving(USusuallywillful)uk/ˈwɪl.fəl/us/ˈwɪl.fəl/(of somethingbad) doneintentionallyor (of aperson)determinedto doexactlyas youwant,evenif youknowit iswrong:
故意的；任性的；固执的Thepresentcrisisis theresultofyearsof wilfulneglectby thecouncil.当前的危机是市政会多年来故意忽视的结果。
Theyeathugequantitiesofsweetandfriedfoods, in wilfuldisregardoftheirhealth.他们固执地无视自己的健康，吃大量的甜食和油炸食品。
Shedevelopedinto a wilful,difficultchild.她长成了一个任性而又执拗的孩子。
refusing to change your actions or opinions
- stubbornShe's so stubborn, she'll never admit that she was wrong.
- be as stubborn as a muleAh, she's as stubborn as a mule. You might as well give her what she wants.
- mulishHe was generally an easy-going child, but could be mulish when upset.
- headstrongShe's too headstrong to listen to reason.
Strong-willed
- adamant
- adamantine
- adamantly
- aggressive
- aggressively
- go-getting
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- pigheadedly
- purposeful
- purposefully
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- ultra-serious
- unbending
- undaunted
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly