stick-to-it-iveness

IPA/stɪkˈtuː.ɪt.ɪv.nəs/
IPA/stɪkˈtuː.ɪt.ɪv.nəs/

stick-to-it-iveness — 名詞

1. the quality of staying with a task or plan and not giving up when it becomes dif

1.名詞C2
釋義

毅力

遇到困難也不放棄的韌性

the quality of staying with a task or plan and not giving up when it becomes difficult or slow

例句

Wren's stick-to-it-iveness helped her finish night classes after two jobs.

Wren 靠著毅力，在打兩份工的情況下完成了夜間課程。

someone's stick-to-it-iveness + result

After three flat tires, Obi's stick-to-it-iveness got the food truck to market.

爆了三次胎之後，Obi 靠著毅力還是把餐車開到了市集。

同義詞
  • persistence

    broader and more neutral, common in formal writing too

  • perseverance

    often suggests a long, steady effort toward a difficult goal

  • tenacity

    sounds tougher and can hint at stubborn refusal to quit

反義詞
  • discouragement

    the feeling that makes someone want to stop trying

  • giving up

    ending the effort instead of continuing through difficulty

文法句型

someone's stick-to-it-iveness

show stick-to-it-iveness

stick-to-it-iveness in + gerund

have the stick-to-it-iveness to + verb

用法筆記

Often appears in a possessive phrase such as 'her stick-to-it-iveness' or after verbs like 'show' and 'have'. It is informal and approving, and it emphasizes steady effort more than natural talent.

常見錯誤

❌Her stick-to-it-iveness to learn coding impressed the class.
✅Her stick-to-it-iveness in learning coding impressed the class.
💡This noun usually takes 'in' before an activity.
❌She is stick-to-it-iveness when work is hard.
✅She shows stick-to-it-iveness when work is hard.
💡Use this word as a noun after verbs like 'show' or 'have'.