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单词 steadfastness
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steadfastness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsted.fɑːst.nəs//ˈsted.fəst.nəs/us
/ˈsted.fæst.nəs/
thequalityofstayingthe same for alongtimeand notchangingquicklyorunexpectedly:
He wasunwaveringin his steadfastness anddevotiontoscience
Militarytrainingin steadfastness underfireisinvaluabletosoldiers.
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  • Votersseemedtoappreciatehis steadfastness.
  • They arewatchingourresolveand the steadfastness ofourcommitments.
  • Her steadfastness instandingby herhusbandcame to beseenascoldand a littleself-serving.
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  • calcify
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  • inveteracy
  • leave well aloneidiom
  • left
  • peg
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  • stabilize
  • stably
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  • wouldn't have it any other wayidiom
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(Definition ofsteadfastnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsteadfastness

steadfastness
The max/3 example is elaborated on for explaining red and green cuts, and even the principle ofsteadfastness, which is good.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She pulled that wagon of hers until the end: she lost her sons, her daughter - and she remained, as that symbol ofsteadfastness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, the definition captures thesteadfastnessthat is characteristic of the best examples of faithful people.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Technical history became central to thissteadfastness, ensuring that it was every bit as 'committed' as whig history itself, not least to the notion of a providential past.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That was a very valuable reward for thesteadfastnessthat we have consistently shown on arms control matters.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Their energy andsteadfastnesshave been a great strength for me upon whom a good deal of the oral argument devolved.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The broadcasters' credibility could not exist without these sophisticated official attitudes, any more than without thesteadfastnessand perception of the broadcasters themselves.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In all the various spheres of activity it has been thesteadfastness, courage, and sense of duty of the ordinary citizen that saved civilisation.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Oursteadfastnessin this matter will help us to reach our goals.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I want to pay a particularly warm tribute to him for his courage andsteadfastnessand wise advice.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is a time for clarity andsteadfastness, and the recognition of what is at stake and what is not.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
From this has sprung the energy andsteadfastnesswhich have helped to carry this country.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
So she was to us a rock ofsteadfastnessin this rapidly changing world.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is the respect for law; thesteadfastness, the capacity for making democracy work.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Of all the current member states, their clear advocacy andsteadfastnesson this issue is very much appreciated, understood and welcomed by the applicant states.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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