- stiff-necked (adj.)[stiff-necked 词源字典]
- "stubborn, obstinate," 1520s (in Tindale's rendition of Acts vii:51), from stiff (adj.) + neck (n.); translating Latin dura cervice in Vulgate, from Greek sklero trachelos, a literal translation from Hebrew qesheh 'oref.[stiff-necked etymology, stiff-necked origin, 英语词源]