Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18645
Fully loadedtenacity
坚韧不拔；不屈不挠；顽强
persistent determination
- 1.
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
坚韧的性质或状态；坚持目标；顽强。
- 2.
persistent determination
坚持不懈的决心
- 3.
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
物体不易因外力而分离的性质,区别于脆性、易碎性、流动性等。
- 4.
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
这种吸引力的效果；内聚性。
- 5.
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
物体粘附于其他物体的性质；粘着性,粘性。
- 6.
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.
物质在拉断前能承受的最大纵向应力,通常以单位横截面积表示,如每平方英寸磅数或每平方厘米公斤数。
坚韧的性质或状态；坚持目标；顽强。；坚持不懈的决心；物体不易因外力而分离的性质,区别于脆性、易碎性、流动性等。；这种吸引力的效果；内聚性。；物体粘附于其他物体的性质；粘着性,粘性。
In use
Although she failed twice, her tenacity helped her keep trying until she succeeded.
The climbers showed great tenacity in reaching the summit despite the storm.
With patience and tenacity, he gradually learned to play the piano.
tenacity in doing sth
后接动名词，强调在某事上的顽强。
She showed great tenacity in pursuing her goals.
她在追求目标时表现出极大的坚韧。
the tenacity to do sth
用不定式说明韧性的具体表现。
He had the tenacity to keep trying after many failures.
他在多次失败后仍有坚持下去的韧劲。
with tenacity
作状语，表示以顽强的方式做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- dogged tenacity
- 顽强的毅力；不屈不挠
- Her dogged tenacity helped her complete the project on time.她顽强的毅力帮助她按时完成了项目。
- sheer tenacity
- 纯粹的顽强；十足的韧性
- He succeeded through sheer tenacity rather than talent.他成功靠的是纯粹的顽强，而不是天赋。
- tenacity of purpose
- 目标的坚定；执着
- Her tenacity of purpose impressed all her colleagues.她对目标的执着给所有同事留下了深刻印象。
- with tenacity
- 顽强地；坚韧不拔地
- They fought with tenacity until the very end.他们顽强地战斗到最后。
- tenacity and determination
- 坚韧与决心
- The athlete showed tenacity and determination in every race.这位运动员在每场比赛中都表现出坚韧与决心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：ten（十）+acity——即使要试十次也不放弃，这就是坚韧不拔。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人物评价、新闻报道、职场讨论 该词为中性偏正式用词，多用于书面或正式口头语境，比如评价人的意志品质或做事态度；日常随意的口语中相对少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 tenacity 押韵，均以 -acity /æsɪti/ 结尾。注意 tenacious /tɪˈneɪʃəs/ 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同，且是形容词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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