プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ねばりづよい【粘り強い】
persevering; tenacious
粘り強い男
a tenacious man／a man of great tenacity
彼には粘り強さがない
He lacks tenacity [perseverance/《米口》 stick-to-itiveness].
最後には彼の粘り強さが物を言った
In the end his stamina brought him success.
社長の職を引き受けるよう粘り強く彼を説得した
We urged him persistently [patiently] to accept the presidency.／《口》 We kept after him (tirelessly) to accept the presidency.
粘り強く研究を続けた
「He persevered in [He stuck doggedly to] his research.