tenacious

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te·na·cious /təˈneɪʃəs/ adjectiveadj

1 DETERMINEDdetermined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult 坚持的；坚韧不拔的；顽强的

a tenacious negotiator

锲而不舍的谈判者

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2 tenacious beliefs, ideas etc continue to have a lot of influence for a long time 经久不变的，牢固的

a tenacious religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples

神道教庙宇中仍然践行的一个经久不变的宗教传统

—tenaciously adverbadv

—tenacity /təˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

tenacious• The approach is as persistent and tenacious as it is conventional and unimaginative.• Lung cancer is one of the more aggressive and tenacious forms of cancer.• He further obliterates his own identity behind a pair of mirrored sunglasses, whose glassy surface deflects even the most tenacious gaze.• Even she was surprised at Gedge's tenacious loyalty to her ideology when she called at a local shop with him.• Then it came to the attention of Edward Hooper, an unusually tenacious man.• He was the most tenacious politician in South Korea.• They were saved only by their tenacious solidarity.• As she pulled out the last tenacious staple, a cassette tape fell out into her lap.• As a reporter, David was tougher and more tenacious than the other three.• Anyone who has tried to remove a hermit crab from its shell will know how tenacious these creatures can be.

Origin tenacious

(1600-1700) Latin tenax, from tenere “to hold”

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