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外刊例句
- All too often, it is the executives’ hubris, as much as the investigators’ tenacity, that brings them down in the end.
最终使他们倒下的，往往是高管们的傲慢，以及调查人员的坚持。
——《经济学人》 - His tenacity and ambition paid off.
他的坚韧和雄心得到了回报。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip
[名词] 能够牢牢抓住某物的品质或事实；紧握
深入解读
Tenacity 一词于15世纪初经古法语 ténacité 或者直接由拉丁语 tenacitas （紧紧握住的行为）进入英语，相应用来表示“韧劲、保持力”，即能够牢牢抓住某物的品质或事实，比如：
- 异常强的记忆力
a memory of uncommon tenacity
从这个概念出发，现在则多用 tenacity 喻指“坚韧、坚毅、坚持、顽强、固执”，常意味着固执地坚持某个事物，能够顶住他人意图破坏的努力，不会轻易放弃，也不愿意承认失败，比如：
- 目标的坚定不移
a tenacity of purpose - 事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
权威用例
2023年，我们接续奋斗、砥砺前行，经历了风雨洗礼，看到了美丽风景，取得了沉甸甸的收获。大家记住了一年的不易，也对未来充满信心。
In 2023, we have continued to forge ahead with resolve and tenacity. We have gone through the test of winds and rains, have seen beautiful scenes unfolding on the way, and have made plenty real achievements. We will remember this year as one of hard work and perseverance. Going forward, we have full confidence in the future.
同近义词
- mettle: a person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience
- resolution: the quality of being determined or resolute
- perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
