stiff-necked (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[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]