单词 | pertinacious |
释义 | pertinacious From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpertinaciousper‧ti‧na‧cious /ˌpɜːtəˈneɪʃəs◂ $ ˌpɜːr-/ adjective formalDETERMINEDcontinuing to believe something or to do something in a very determined way SYN tenacious —pertinaciously adverb —pertinacity /-ˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuspertinacious• But pupils of the more pertinacious sort profited greatly from his teaching and his company.Origin pertinacious (1600-1700) Latin pertinax, from tenax; → TENACIOUS |
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