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单词 pertinaciousness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•ti•na•cious /ˌpɜrtəˈneɪʃəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. holding tightly to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute:a pertinacious investigator who pursued every lead.
per•ti•na•cious•ly, adv. 
per•ti•nac•i•ty /ˌpɜrtənˈæsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -tain-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•ti•na•cious  (pûr′tn āshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion;
    resolute.
  2. stubborn or obstinate.
  3. extremely or objectionably persistent:a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.
  • pertinaci(ty) + -ous 1620–30
per′ti•nacious•ly, adv. 
per′ti•nacious•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged persevering.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dogged.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pertinacious /ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs/ adj
  1. doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding
  2. stubbornly persistent
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pertināx, from per- (intensive) + tenāx clinging, from tenēre to hold

ˌpertiˈnaciously adv pertinacity /ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ/, ˌpertiˈnaciousness n
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