Assiduous
Assiduous 是一个形容词。它强调的是那种长时间、细致入微且持之以恒的努力。
- She was assiduous in her duties, never missing a deadline. (她尽职尽责，从未错过最后期限。)
- Through assiduous research, he finally discovered the cause of the disease. (通过刻苦的研究，他终于发现了这种疾病的原因。)
- The government has been assiduous in its efforts to reduce unemployment. (政府一直在坚持不懈地努力降低失业率。)
- 词根：
-sid-(坐，如 sit, reside, president) - 前缀：
as-(ad- 的变体，表示 to) - 含义：坐得住的 -> 勤奋刻苦。
记：as-sid-uous。想象一个“屁股（sid/sit）黏在椅子上”的人，这样的人当然很 assiduous (勤奋)。
The assiduous student spent every weekend in the library, determined to get an A. (那位勤奋的学生每个周末都待在图书馆，决心要拿个 A。)