| 词汇 | firmness |
| 释义 | firmness noun[ U ] uk /ˈfɜːm.nəs/ us /ˈfɝːm.nəs/ firmnessnoun[U] (HARDNESS)the quality of not being soft, but not completely hard: 硬度 The bed's firmness suited him.床的硬度对他很合适。 Hard and firm (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom adamantine cast iron congealed crisply dilatancy dilatant erect firm fossilized harden petrified ramrod rigid rigidity rock-hard solidly tense unjointed unyielding firmnessnoun[U] (STRENGTH/TIGHTNESS)the quality of being strong and tight: 紧；有力 The firmness of his handshake reassured me.他紧紧的握手让我打消了疑虑。 Hard and firm (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom adamantine cast iron congealed crisply dilatancy dilatant erect firm fossilized harden petrified ramrod rigid rigidity rock-hard solidly tense unjointed unyielding firmnessnoun[U] (FORCEFUL QUALITY)the quality of being forceful and making people do what you want: 严格 The new teacher has a reputation for firmness.新老师以严格出名。 Strength of will and determination aggressiveness bitter bloody-mindedness bull bull something through character-building fibre intransigence inveteracy mettle militancy obstinacy resolution sharp sharp elbowsidiom sharpen sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom single-mindedness stamina firmnessnoun[U] (CERTAINTY)the quality of being certain and not likely to change确定;稳定 Certainty (as) clear as dayidiom (as) sure as eggs is eggsidiom and that's flat!idiom assure someone of something assured decidedly deffo definite definitely definitive ironclad irrefutable irrefutably make no mistake (about it)idiom mistake unreserved unreservedly watertight would you can bet your lifeidiom firmness | American Dictionaryfirmness noun[ U ] us/ˈfɜrm·nəs/ the quality of being fairly hard when pressed: He liked the bed's firmness. the quality of being certain and unlikely to change or be questioned: the firmness of his claim Examples of firmnessfirmness Akbar decided to tackle this with uncompromising firmness. Firmness in applying international law is the best way of promoting international peace and strengthening state sovereignty. The primary argument is that the absence of firmness in demanding justice and protecting human rights ignores the objectives of stability and prosperity. His instincts were always for reconciliation, for charity allied with firmness. In fact, it is insufficient for its being warrantedly believed with any degree of firmness. The firmness of a belief, that is, the depth of one's conviction in it, does nothing to settle whether the belief is rational or founded on the evidence. Enlightenment thinkers generally affirmed a rigid separation between life and death, viewed doubts about the firmness of these categories as superstition, and expressed little interest in the transition between them. I doubt that these arguments are sufficient to warrant the firmness of belief involved in faith (as traditionally understood) but it doesn't follow that they have no use at all. Although the irrigation program did not have a statistically significant effect on fruit firmness and total soluble solids, these parameters were enhanced as the amount of applied water decreased. Because surgical scars fade and tissue firmness subsides with time, the results of autologous breast reconstruction tend to improve as the patient ages rather than deteriorate as with prosthetic reconstruction. Besides the differences in soil firmness, the frequency of being hit by falling debris may also contribute to the percentage of decumbent g enets i n each p lot. Shortly after the procedure, the patient developed a 2 cm firmness in the area between the two cryoablation zones, which spontaneously resolved within 3 months [9]. In each case, though, one acquires reasons for giving up one's initial belief, or at least no longer holding the belief with the same degree of firmness. To avoid giving a misleading impression as to the firmness of our plans, therefore, we would not normally provide such details. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At every stage of his occupancy of this key post, he has acquitted himself with both firmness and decorum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of firmness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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