endurance
endurance — noun
1. The physical or mental ability to deal with something hard or painful over a lon
The physical or mental ability to deal with something hard or painful over a long period without quitting.
The hundred-kilometre walk tested the endurance of everyone in the group.
collocation: test someone's endurance
Building up your endurance takes months of regular training and patience.
collocation: build up endurance
Sahil showed remarkable endurance by continuing the climb even after his injury.
Cold weather can affect a runner's endurance if they are not properly prepared.
- stamina
focuses on physical energy and strength over time, while endurance also covers mental toughness
- persistence
emphasises the act of continuing despite opposition or difficulty, rather than the capacity to do so
- resilience
refers to the ability to recover quickly from setbacks, whereas endurance emphasises sustained effort
- fortitude
is more formal and specifically describes courage in facing pain or adversity
文法句型
endurance + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Unlike 'stamina', which refers mainly to physical energy, 'endurance' can describe both mental and physical capacity to cope with hardship.
常見錯誤
endurance — adjective
1. Relating to sports, races, or other activities that demand very lengthy physical
Relating to sports, races, or other activities that demand very lengthy physical effort — for example, marathon running, cross-country cycling, or triathlon events.
The marathon is one of the most demanding endurance events in the world.
collocation: endurance event
Putri trains every day for the endurance race across the desert.
collocation: endurance race
The soldiers completed a thirty-hour endurance exercise in the forest.
Endurance athletes often develop mental strength as well as physical fitness.
文法句型
endurance + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is used only before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'this sport is endurance' — it must be 'this is an endurance sport'.