核心词议：
n. 坚固；坚牢；坚定
firmness 基本解释
n. 坚固；坚实；坚定；坚决
速记方法
速记技巧 词根词缀法 -firm-巩固，确定+-ness名词词尾
知识扩展
中文词源
中文词源： firmness
精选例句
1、 In the early days of the war,the problem of Indiaˈs independence became a touchstone for checking the allyˈs degree of firmness.
战争初期出现的印度独立问题成为试探英美同盟坚固程度的试金石。
常见考点例句：
- American foreign policy needs moral clarity and firmness of purpose .
- 美国外交政策需要道德明确和目标坚定。
- He said in a resignation letter released thursday by the imf that he denies the charges " with the greatest possible firmness . "
- 他在周四国际货币基金组织发布的辞职信中，态度坚决地否认了这一指控。
- The issue of gay marriage has not only crystallised concerns about mr cameron 's firmness as a leader .
- 同性婚姻的问题不仅使对于卡梅隆他作为一个领导者的坚定的担忧具体化。
- Consistency , consequences , firmness and fairness may not offer a quick fix , but then effective parenting is about the long view .
- 一致，因果，坚定和公平不是一个快速的解决办法，但有效的教育必定是和长远相关的。
- In an interview that he gave to le figaro this week , president jacques chirac said that his government 's response had been twofold : " the fundamental fight for equal opportunities " and " firmness in the face of violence " .
- 总统雅克希拉克本周接受《费加罗报》采访时表示，他的政府有两方面的应对之道，其一是“从根本上为机会平等而努力”，其二是“坚定地直面暴力”。
