Definition of tenacious in English:

tenacious

adjective tɪˈneɪʃəstəˈneɪʃəs

1Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
a tenacious grip
紧紧握住。
Example sentencesExamples
- They both maintain a tenacious grip on the receiver and attempt to get it away from each other.
- I think that Africa will always hold a tenacious grip on me, and I do feel sad to be leaving my friends.
- They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession.
- They brushed at tenacious bits of clinging greenery.
- Popular culture has a tenacious grip on most kids, parents, and even us teachers.
- The state is suffering under a tenacious recession.
- Special solvents control the coalescence of the latex particles into a tough, tenacious film.
- All the fish of these jungle rivers demonstrate a desperately tenacious grip on life.
- He has maintained, perhaps even increased, his tenacious grip on power.
Synonyms
firm, tight, fast, clinging
strong, forceful, powerful, unshakeable, immovable, iron
sticky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscid, viscous, mucilaginous
British claggy
Scottish &amp Northern English clarty
1. 1.1 Not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined.
  this tenacious defence of local liberties
  you're tenacious and you get at the truth
  由于你的执着，你寻求到了真理。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She appeared to be very tenacious and very determined.
  The debate was fast and furious, with the press at their most tenacious.
  While being smart is good, working hard and being tenacious is even better.
  He is more tenacious than he is fast.
  He was one of the most tenacious individuals I'd ever come across.
  They are persistent, strong-willed individuals who may become even more tenacious when faced with obstacles.
  He is remembered as a tenacious and talented reporter.
  The team has a fabulous, tenacious defense.
  He was targeted by another stalker, equally as tenacious as the first.
  She has been a tenacious champion of human rights for many years.
  The organization needed a strong, tenacious leader.
  I have been pursued by the most relentless and the most tenacious women on earth!
  He is a brilliant commentator and tenacious advocate of his position.
  His tenacious spirit and unswerving loyalty came in for praise.
  They seem tenacious in their determination to get at the truth.
  I was just tenacious and determined and ran all day.
  We ended up with tenacious and powerful opposition.
  He has a reputation for being a tough and tenacious negotiator.
  Effective discipline must be enduring and tenacious.
  They were tenacious and brave and I couldn't have asked for anything more from them.
  Synonyms
  retentive, good
  photographic
2. 1.2 Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled.
  a tenacious local legend
  流传很久的本地传奇故事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His rosy view has proved remarkably tenacious.
  The tribal loyalties of some hostel residents have proved tenacious.
  These hardy and tenacious insects have lived on the planet for 400 million years.
  Synonyms
  persevering, persistent, pertinacious, determined, dogged, single-minded, strong-willed, tireless, indefatigable, resolute, patient, purposeful, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, unflagging, staunch, steadfast, untiring, unwavering, unswerving, unshakeable, unyielding, uncompromising, insistent, importunate, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, implacable
  stubborn, intransigent, obstinate, obdurate, stiff-necked
  North American rock-ribbed

Derivatives

tenaciousness

noun tɪˈneɪʃəsnəstəˈneɪʃəsnəs

Talent and tenaciousness and effort all go into building a career.
Example sentencesExamples
- Much of this stubborn tenaciousness was inherited from his devoted mother.
- One never feels that he is wholly approving of the growing tenaciousness of William and Emily's relationship.
- His determination, tenaciousness and commitment to the game makes him one of our truly great players.
- He has never been given enough credit for his tenaciousness.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere 'to hold') + -ious.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious

Definition of tenacious in US English:

tenacious

adjectivetəˈnāSHəstəˈneɪʃəs

1Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
a tenacious grip
紧紧握住。
Example sentencesExamples
- They brushed at tenacious bits of clinging greenery.
- I think that Africa will always hold a tenacious grip on me, and I do feel sad to be leaving my friends.
- He has maintained, perhaps even increased, his tenacious grip on power.
- All the fish of these jungle rivers demonstrate a desperately tenacious grip on life.
- Popular culture has a tenacious grip on most kids, parents, and even us teachers.
- They both maintain a tenacious grip on the receiver and attempt to get it away from each other.
- The state is suffering under a tenacious recession.
- Special solvents control the coalescence of the latex particles into a tough, tenacious film.
- They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession.
Synonyms
firm, tight, fast, clinging
sticky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscid, viscous, mucilaginous
1. 1.1 Not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined.
  you're tenacious and you get at the truth
  由于你的执着，你寻求到了真理。
  the most tenacious politician
  他是韩国最顽强坚持的政治家。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were tenacious and brave and I couldn't have asked for anything more from them.
  He was targeted by another stalker, equally as tenacious as the first.
  They seem tenacious in their determination to get at the truth.
  The organization needed a strong, tenacious leader.
  He was one of the most tenacious individuals I'd ever come across.
  They are persistent, strong-willed individuals who may become even more tenacious when faced with obstacles.
  He is more tenacious than he is fast.
  He is remembered as a tenacious and talented reporter.
  His tenacious spirit and unswerving loyalty came in for praise.
  I was just tenacious and determined and ran all day.
  She has been a tenacious champion of human rights for many years.
  I have been pursued by the most relentless and the most tenacious women on earth!
  He is a brilliant commentator and tenacious advocate of his position.
  The team has a fabulous, tenacious defense.
  He has a reputation for being a tough and tenacious negotiator.
  While being smart is good, working hard and being tenacious is even better.
  She appeared to be very tenacious and very determined.
  The debate was fast and furious, with the press at their most tenacious.
  We ended up with tenacious and powerful opposition.
  Effective discipline must be enduring and tenacious.
  Synonyms
  retentive, good
2. 1.2 Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled.
  a tenacious local legend
  流传很久的本地传奇故事。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tribal loyalties of some hostel residents have proved tenacious.
  These hardy and tenacious insects have lived on the planet for 400 million years.
  His rosy view has proved remarkably tenacious.
  Synonyms
  persevering, persistent, pertinacious, determined, dogged, single-minded, strong-willed, tireless, indefatigable, resolute, patient, purposeful, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, unflagging, staunch, steadfast, untiring, unwavering, unswerving, unshakeable, unyielding, uncompromising, insistent, importunate, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, implacable

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.

词汇	tenacious
释义	Definition of tenacious in English: tenacious adjective tɪˈneɪʃəstəˈneɪʃəs 1Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. a tenacious grip 紧紧握住。 Example sentencesExamples They both maintain a tenacious grip on the receiver and attempt to get it away from each other. I think that Africa will always hold a tenacious grip on me, and I do feel sad to be leaving my friends. They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession. They brushed at tenacious bits of clinging greenery. Popular culture has a tenacious grip on most kids, parents, and even us teachers. The state is suffering under a tenacious recession. Special solvents control the coalescence of the latex particles into a tough, tenacious film. All the fish of these jungle rivers demonstrate a desperately tenacious grip on life. He has maintained, perhaps even increased, his tenacious grip on power. Synonyms firm, tight, fast, clinging strong, forceful, powerful, unshakeable, immovable, iron sticky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscid, viscous, mucilaginous British claggy Scottish &amp Northern English clarty 1.1 Not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined. this tenacious defence of local liberties you're tenacious and you get at the truth 由于你的执着，你寻求到了真理。 Example sentencesExamples She appeared to be very tenacious and very determined. The debate was fast and furious, with the press at their most tenacious. While being smart is good, working hard and being tenacious is even better. He is more tenacious than he is fast. He was one of the most tenacious individuals I'd ever come across. They are persistent, strong-willed individuals who may become even more tenacious when faced with obstacles. He is remembered as a tenacious and talented reporter. The team has a fabulous, tenacious defense. He was targeted by another stalker, equally as tenacious as the first. She has been a tenacious champion of human rights for many years. The organization needed a strong, tenacious leader. I have been pursued by the most relentless and the most tenacious women on earth! He is a brilliant commentator and tenacious advocate of his position. His tenacious spirit and unswerving loyalty came in for praise. They seem tenacious in their determination to get at the truth. I was just tenacious and determined and ran all day. We ended up with tenacious and powerful opposition. He has a reputation for being a tough and tenacious negotiator. Effective discipline must be enduring and tenacious. They were tenacious and brave and I couldn't have asked for anything more from them. Synonyms retentive, good photographic 1.2 Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled. a tenacious local legend 流传很久的本地传奇故事。 Example sentencesExamples His rosy view has proved remarkably tenacious. The tribal loyalties of some hostel residents have proved tenacious. These hardy and tenacious insects have lived on the planet for 400 million years. Synonyms persevering, persistent, pertinacious, determined, dogged, single-minded, strong-willed, tireless, indefatigable, resolute, patient, purposeful, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, unflagging, staunch, steadfast, untiring, unwavering, unswerving, unshakeable, unyielding, uncompromising, insistent, importunate, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, implacable stubborn, intransigent, obstinate, obdurate, stiff-necked North American rock-ribbed Derivatives tenaciousness noun tɪˈneɪʃəsnəstəˈneɪʃəsnəs Talent and tenaciousness and effort all go into building a career. Example sentencesExamples Much of this stubborn tenaciousness was inherited from his devoted mother. One never feels that he is wholly approving of the growing tenaciousness of William and Emily's relationship. His determination, tenaciousness and commitment to the game makes him one of our truly great players. He has never been given enough credit for his tenaciousness. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere 'to hold') + -ious. Rhymes Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious Definition of tenacious in US English: tenacious adjectivetəˈnāSHəstəˈneɪʃəs 1Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely. a tenacious grip 紧紧握住。 Example sentencesExamples They brushed at tenacious bits of clinging greenery. I think that Africa will always hold a tenacious grip on me, and I do feel sad to be leaving my friends. He has maintained, perhaps even increased, his tenacious grip on power. All the fish of these jungle rivers demonstrate a desperately tenacious grip on life. Popular culture has a tenacious grip on most kids, parents, and even us teachers. They both maintain a tenacious grip on the receiver and attempt to get it away from each other. The state is suffering under a tenacious recession. Special solvents control the coalescence of the latex particles into a tough, tenacious film. They had a steadfast, tenacious grip on what they believed should be brought to the profession. Synonyms firm, tight, fast, clinging sticky, adhesive, clinging, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscid, viscous, mucilaginous 1.1 Not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined. you're tenacious and you get at the truth 由于你的执着，你寻求到了真理。 the most tenacious politician 他是韩国最顽强坚持的政治家。 Example sentencesExamples They were tenacious and brave and I couldn't have asked for anything more from them. He was targeted by another stalker, equally as tenacious as the first. They seem tenacious in their determination to get at the truth. The organization needed a strong, tenacious leader. He was one of the most tenacious individuals I'd ever come across. They are persistent, strong-willed individuals who may become even more tenacious when faced with obstacles. He is more tenacious than he is fast. He is remembered as a tenacious and talented reporter. His tenacious spirit and unswerving loyalty came in for praise. I was just tenacious and determined and ran all day. She has been a tenacious champion of human rights for many years. I have been pursued by the most relentless and the most tenacious women on earth! He is a brilliant commentator and tenacious advocate of his position. The team has a fabulous, tenacious defense. He has a reputation for being a tough and tenacious negotiator. While being smart is good, working hard and being tenacious is even better. She appeared to be very tenacious and very determined. The debate was fast and furious, with the press at their most tenacious. We ended up with tenacious and powerful opposition. Effective discipline must be enduring and tenacious. Synonyms retentive, good 1.2 Persisting in existence; not easily dispelled. a tenacious local legend 流传很久的本地传奇故事。 Example sentencesExamples The tribal loyalties of some hostel residents have proved tenacious. These hardy and tenacious insects have lived on the planet for 400 million years. His rosy view has proved remarkably tenacious. Synonyms persevering, persistent, pertinacious, determined, dogged, single-minded, strong-willed, tireless, indefatigable, resolute, patient, purposeful, diligent, assiduous, sedulous, unflagging, staunch, steadfast, untiring, unwavering, unswerving, unshakeable, unyielding, uncompromising, insistent, importunate, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, implacable Origin Early 17th century: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.
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