“你是个很执拗的人，”她说道。“你这是批评呢，”我说，“还是只是发表评论而已？”"You're an obstinate man," she said. "Is that a criticism," I said, "or just an observation?".她比过去更同情尼尔忧郁而执拗的举止了。She felt more sympathy for Neil's sombrely stolid manner ...

“执拗的”的英语可以翻译为：obdurate，pertinacious，refractory，stubborn，balky ...