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单词 stick-to-itness
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stick-to-itnessn.

Brit. /ˌstɪkˈtuːᵻtnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌstɪkˈtuətnᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: to stick to it , -ness suffix.
Etymology: < to stick to it (see to stick to —— at stick v.1 Phrasal verbs 2 and it pron.) + -ness suffix. Compare earlier stick-to-itiveness n.
colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).
The ability or capacity to see a course of action through to its completion; dogged perseverance; = stick-to-itiveness n.
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the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun]
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perseverancec1384
continuancec1405
perseverationa1500
patience1517
constancea1533
importunity1533
persistence1546
persisting1576
going-on1578
persistency1600
constancy1623
stickle1652
rubbing shift1675
doggedness1824
stick-to-itiveness1859
persistiveness1864
holdfastness1869
continuativeness1881
stick-to-itness1881
1881 Atlantic (Iowa) Daily Tel. 19 Oct. Earnest effort..is the surest road to wealth..; and diligence and sticktoitness is the winning hand.
1886 M. C. Peters Empty Pews xxxv. 122 The word ‘can't’ ought not to be found in your boy's vocabulary. Teach him stick-to-it-ness.
1942 Scotsman 1 Dec. 4 (heading) Mrs Roosevelt's praise: ‘Stick-to-it-ness’ of British Women.
1999 D. Siegel Developing Mind iii. 122 I am raising my children to achieve what I was able to: independence and stick-to-it-ness.
2014 M. Fraser Welcome to PlanitDo iii. 93 If you are having difficulty in reaching your financial goals, you may want to examine your own ‘sticktoitness’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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