toughness

noun

/ˈtʌfnəs/

[uncountable]

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the strength to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations成功应对困难情况的力量
- Her background had given her the physical and mental toughness that enabled her to fight for what she wanted.她的背景给了她身体和精神上的韧性，使她能够为自己想要的东西而奋斗。
physical strength and the fact of tending to become violent韧性：身体力量和趋于暴力
- He hid his insecurities behind a mask of macho toughness.他把不安全感藏在男子气概强硬的面具后面。
the quality of being strong and not easily cut, broken, torn, etc.坚固且不易被切割、折断、撕裂等的特性。
- the toughness of steel钢的韧性
toughness (on something) determination that particular rules be obeyed and a lack of sympathy for any problems or difficulty that this may cause决心遵守特定的规则，对可能引起的任何问题或困难缺乏同情心
- the government's new-found toughness on crime 政府对犯罪的新发现的强硬态度