プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３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-it-iveness]. - 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.