- tenacity (n.)
[tenacity 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Middle French ténacité (14c.) and directly from Latin tenacitas "an act of holding fast," from tenax (genitive tenacis) "holding fast, gripping, clingy; firm, steadfast," from tenere "to hold" (see tenet).[tenacity etymology, tenacity origin, 英语词源]