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tenaciousness

/tuh-ney-shuhs/US // təˈneɪ ʃəs //UK // (tɪˈneɪʃəs) //

韧劲,坚韧,韧性,坚韧不拔

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold: a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
    • : highly retentive: a tenacious memory.
    • : persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.
    • : adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous.
    • : holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

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Examples

  • Reivers with more than human tenaciousness had retained a glimmer of consciousness.

  • The fault of literary conversation in general is its too great tenaciousness.

  • "Certainly, sir, you are gifted with tenaciousness," cried the captain.

  • The tenaciousness of flowers is not known; their hardihood is not sufficiently admired.

  • I only wished to see you roused from your low spirits, and yet I add to them by my foolish tenaciousness.