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tenacious

adjective
🔊/təˈneɪʃəs/
🔊/təˈneɪʃəs/
(formal)
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  1. that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined紧握的；不松手的；坚持的
    • a tenacious grip紧握
    • She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up.她是个坚毅的人，从不放弃。🔊🔊
    • The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.这个政党已牢牢掌握大权二十多年。🔊🔊
  2. continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect顽强的；坚忍不拔的 synonym persistent
    • a tenacious illness顽症
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.