tenacity

粘り強さ、不屈の精神

困難があっても、目標に向かって努力を続けられること。

やさしい英語で： The ability to keep trying to achieve something, even when it is difficult.

• I admire her tenacity.
• His tenacity helped him finish the project.
• They fought with remarkable tenacity despite repeated setbacks.

類義語： determination, persistence, perseverance

よく使う表現： show tenacity, great tenacity, sheer tenacity

靭性、強靭さ

材料が引き裂かれたり壊れたりする力に耐える性質。

やさしい英語で： The ability of a material to resist being pulled apart or broken.

• The wire has high tenacity.
• They tested the tenacity of the new fibres.
• Heat reduced the material’s tenacity, making it easier to break.

類義語： toughness

反対語： brittleness

よく使う表現： tenacity of something, high tenacity, fibre tenacity

凝集性

物質の各部分が互いに引き合って、まとまっている性質。

やさしい英語で： The way parts of a substance hold together because they attract each other.

• The particles’ attraction gives the substance tenacity.
• The lecture linked molecular attraction to tenacity.
• Greater tenacity helped the particles remain together.

類義語： cohesion, cohesiveness

よく使う表現： molecular tenacity, tenacity of something

粘着性、粘性

物質がほかの物にくっついたり、流れにくかったりする性質。

やさしい英語で： The ability of a substance to stick to other things or resist flowing.

• The glue’s tenacity held the label in place.
• They measured the tenacity of the thick liquid.
• The resin showed greater tenacity on a rough surface.

類義語： adhesiveness, stickiness, viscosity

よく使う表現： tenacity of glue, adhesive tenacity