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pertinacity

英[,pɜːtɪ'næsɪtɪ] 美[,pɝtn'æsəti]
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  • n. 顽固;执拗

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形容词: pertinacious;

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1. per- "very, completely" + tinac- + -ity.
2. => very firm, tenacious, steadfast, stubborn.

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pertinacity (n.)
c. 1500, from Middle French pertinacité (early 15c.), from Old French pertinace "obstinate, stubborn," from Latin pertinacem (nominative pertinax) "very firm, tenacious, steadfast, persevering," from per- "very" (see per) + tenax (see tenacious). It drove out earlier pertinacy (late 14c.).