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单词 constancy
释义 con·stan·cy
\ˈkänztənsē, -än(t)st-, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin constantia, from constant-, constans (present participle of constare) + -ia -y
1.
 a. : steadfastness or firmness of mind (as under duress, hardship, suffering) : fortitude, endurance
  < resolute constancy in the face of odds >
 b. : steadiness in attachments : fidelity, loyalty
  < the Pony Express was served by the best of its men with constancy and devotion — S.H.Adams >
2. obsolete : certainty
3. : freedom from change : stability, uniformity
 < it was shown that among the characteristics of the words of science were their constancy of meaning — T.H.Savory >
4. : constance 2

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