pertinacious
英 [,pɜːtɪ'neɪʃəs]
美 [,pɝtn'eʃəs]
助记提示
1. per- "very, completely" + tinaci- + -ous.
2. => very firm, tenacious, steadfast, stubborn.
tenacious固执的。
pertinacious固执的。
per- = 完全,只不过增强了一下语气,可是a又变成了i,可能又是为了压缩发音时间吧。
中文词源
pertinacious 坚决的per-,完全的，-tin,抓住，握住，词源同contain,continent.引申词义坚决的。
英文词源
- pertinacious (adj.)
- 1620s, from pertinacy (late 14c.; see pertinacity) + -ous. Related: Pertinaciously.
双语例句
- 1. I can affirm that he is tenacious and pertinacious as are few.
- 我可以肯定,像他那样不屈不挠、百折不回的人是十分罕见的.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Questions buzzed in his head like pertinacious bees.
- 一连串问题在他脑子里盘旋着,就象纠缠不休的蜜蜂.
来自辞典例句
- 3. He had been driven into a corner by the pertinacious ingenuity of Miss French.
- 弗伦奇小姐的再接再厉的巧妙手腕逼得他一点办法也没有.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The ideas of my friend Watson, though limited are exceedingly pertinacious.
- 我朋友华生的某些想法虽然为数有限,却是执拗得出奇.
来自互联网
- 5. Objective To study the etiology of pertinacious chronic cough in children.
- 目的探讨小儿难治性慢性咳嗽的病因.
来自互联网
