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tenacity

/təˈnæsəti/ 名词 C2

中文: 韧性

  1. The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture. (countable, uncountable)

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The rivalry between them was soon apparent; it was entirely good natured on Gilbert’s side; but it is much to be feared that the same thing cannot be said of Anne, who had certainly an unpraiseworthy tenacity for holding grudges.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第130页 · C1
“I thought as much—and knowing your admirable tenacity I was convinced that you were sitting in ambush, a weapon within reach, waiting for the tenant to return.
《The Hound of the Baskervilles》,第158页 · C1

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