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wrong-headed

UKˌrɒŋ ˈhedɪdUSˌrɔːŋ ˈhedɪd

Meaning

1adj.

固执的;执迷不悟的;坚持错误的

Usage

His wrong-headed insistence on outdated methods cost the company valuable opportunities.

他执意采用过时的方法,使公司失去了宝贵的机会。

It would be wrong-headed to ignore the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change.

忽视关于气候变化的压倒性科学证据是顽固不化的。

She dismissed their concerns as the product of wrong-headed thinking.

她将他们的担忧斥为错误思想的产物。

Etymology

该词直译为“头脑错误的”,诞生于17世纪,生动描绘了一种思维状态——头脑(head)固守错误(wrong)方向。它最初形容因逻辑谬误导致的判断偏差,后强调主观上的顽固性,暗示其错误非因无知而是源于拒绝修正的执念。

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