intractable

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/    美 /ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
    — And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
  2. Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
  3. Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
    — Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.
  4. Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
  5. Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

词形变化

more intractable comparative most intractable superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
intractability intractableness intractably

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English tractable
English intractable
From in- + tractable.
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