► 名詞
執念 [(1)しゅうねん] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 執念が実って彼は四度目のオリンピックで遂に金メダルを獲得した ⇨ His tenacity bore fruit when he finally won a gold medal at his forth Olympics
☆ 彼は執念の人だ ⇨ He is a man of great tenacity (☛ Literally “mind that holds onto”. Can be either positive and negative)
執念 [(1)しゅうねん] [執念を燃やす] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 彼は復讐に執念を燃やしている ⇨ He is hell-bent on revenge
More examples:
- 執念深い人 ⇨ A vindictive person. Someone who dwells on the past with rancor