韧性 rènxìng toughness
怎么记住“韧性”: 韧 tough + 性 nature = toughness.
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用法
- Toughness / resilience - the ability to bend without breaking - 这种材料韧性好 (zhè zhǒng cáiliào rènxìng hǎo) this material is very tough/flexible.
- Both physical (材料韧性) and figurative (性格有韧性, mental resilience/grit).
- Contrast 硬度 (yìngdù, hardness) - 韧性 is pliant durability, resisting fracture, not rigidity.
例句
- 我凭韧性克服了困难。 Wǒ píng rènxìng kèfú le kùnnán.I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.