pertinacious

英式英标[,pɝtn\'eʃəs]
美式音标[,pɜːtɪ\'neɪʃəs]

adj. 顽固的；执拗的

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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.

中文解释

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。

实用例句

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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