firmness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɜːmnəs/    美 /ˈfɝmnəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being firm; security; steadfastness; good grip countable,uncountable
  2. The state of being firm; strictness; mental strength countable,uncountable
    — But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle.
  3. The state of being firm; physical durability; rigidness (of material) countable,uncountable

词形变化

firmnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English firm
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English firmness
From firm + -ness.
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