1. They loved the house, but were not sure of the firmness of its foundation.
    他们很喜欢这个房子，可是对房子地基的坚固性没有把握。

2. My boss seems to be a woman of considerable firmness.
    我的老板看上去是个相当坚定的女人。

1. 坚固：「我喜爱建筑中的复杂与矛盾.......建筑既然含有适用(commodity),坚固(firmness)和愉悦(delight)等三项凡楚维尼亚(Vitruvian)元素,其复杂与矛盾实为必然之事实.

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2. 坚定：很少有比......这样一种形式--在该形式中证人的询问会时断时续地进行--更为糟糕的滥用了......可能在进入证人席时决心直接叙述案情并在他所知道的范围内贴近事实;但假如他不是一位具备超出常人的坚定(firmness)和敏锐(acuteness)的人的话,

3. 坚实度：奶油刀具是一根直径0.3mm的金属线,可以切割500g样品. 如块状黄油、人造黄油、奶酪等样品的坚实度(firmness)和延展性(extension)以及粘稠度(consistency).

4. 坚硬度：文章摘要:尽管对产品的色、香、味和外观的研究方面是经过长期研究并早已确立的领域,但是在对产品组织结构(Texture)的研究迄今为止还是不够成熟和不充分的领域. 一个时期以来,水果和蔬菜加工业者与对于成品质量相关联的咬嚼度(Crunchilless)--俗称咬头、坚硬度(Firmness)和咀嚼度 (共2页)

1. the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

    Synonym: steadiness

2. the trait of being resolute

    e.g. his resoluteness carried him through the battle
           it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work

    Synonym: resolutenessfirmness of purposeresolveresolution

3. the property of being unyielding to the touch

4. the muscle tone of healthy tissue

    e.g. his muscular firmness

    Synonym: soundness