pertinacious
英 [,p??t?'ne???s]
美 [,p?tn'e??s]
助記提示
1. per- "very, completely" + tinaci- + -ous.
2. => very firm, tenacious, steadfast, stubborn.
tenacious固執(zhí)的。
pertinacious固執(zhí)的。
per- = 完全,只不過(guò)增強(qiáng)了一下語(yǔ)氣,可是a又變成了i,可能又是為了壓縮發(fā)音時(shí)間吧。
中文詞源
pertinacious 堅(jiān)決的per-,完全的，-tin,抓住，握住，詞源同contain,continent.引申詞義堅(jiān)決的。
英文詞源
- pertinacious (adj.)
- 1620s, from pertinacy (late 14c.; see pertinacity) + -ous. Related: Pertinaciously.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I can affirm that he is tenacious and pertinacious as are few.
- 我可以肯定,像他那樣不屈不撓、百折不回的人是十分罕見(jiàn)的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. Questions buzzed in his head like pertinacious bees.
- 一連串問(wèn)題在他腦子里盤(pán)旋著,就象糾纏不休的蜜蜂.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. He had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
- 弗倫奇小姐的再接再厲的巧妙手腕逼得他一點(diǎn)辦法也沒(méi)有.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The ideas of my friend Watson, though limited are exceedingly pertinacious.
- 我朋友華生的某些想法雖然為數(shù)有限,卻是執(zhí)拗得出奇.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Objective To study the etiology of pertinacious chronic cough in children.
- 目的探討小兒難治性慢性咳嗽的病因.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)