pertinacity
英[,pɜːtɪ'næsɪtɪ]
美[,pɝtn'æsəti]
- n. 顽固；执拗
词态变化
形容词: pertinacious;
助记提示
1. per- "very, completely" + tinac- + -ity.
2. => very firm, tenacious, steadfast, stubborn.
英文词源
- 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.).