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pertinacity

英 [,pɜːtɪ'næsɪtɪ] 美[,pɝtn'æsəti]

pertinacity的意思英英释义

n. 顽固；执拗

词态变化

形容词: pertinacious;

助记提示

1. per- "very, completely" + tinac- + -ity.
2. => very firm, tenacious, steadfast, stubborn.

英文词源

pertinacity (n.): c. 1500, from Middle French pertinacité (early 15c.), from Old French pertinace "obstinate, stubborn," from Latin pertinacem (nominative pertinax) "very firm, tenacious, steadfast, persevering," from per- "very" (see per) + tenax (see tenacious). It drove out earlier pertinacy (late 14c.).