tenacious
adjective /təˈneɪʃəs/
/təˈneɪʃəs/
(formal)- that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined
紧握的；不松手的；坚持的 - a tenacious grip
紧握 - She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up.
她是个坚毅的人，从不放弃。 - The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.
这个政党已牢牢掌握大权二十多年。
- a tenacious grip
- continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect
顽强的；坚忍不拔的 - a tenacious illness
顽症
- a tenacious illness
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin tenax, tenac- (from tenere ‘to hold’) + -ious.