Pertinacity

(n.) The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.

手打:尼尔

• They had not then learned, as I am told, to haggle for bargains with the pertinacity which now distinguishes them. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• For example, the early filament made of a mixture of lampblack and tar is merely a suggestion in the notes, but its making afforded an example of Edison's pertinacity. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She was displeased with his pertinacity, but did not choose to affix too much importance to her words. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The pertinacity of her friend seemed more than she could bear. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• It was wonderful to see the pertinacity with which the washerwoman from Tooting brought the cart every Saturday, and her bills week after week. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• With characteristic pertinacity, Mr. Lowrey stood by the inventor through thick and thin, in spite of doubt, discouragement, and ridicule, until at last success crowned his efforts. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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