尽管胜算渺茫,这个小国对入侵的抵抗既勇敢又持久。

Despite the overwhelming odds, the small nation's resistance against the invasion was both courageous and prolonged.

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Despite the overwhelming odds, the small nation's resistance against the invasion was both courageous and prolonged.

resistance 是名词,由动词 resist(抵抗)加上后缀 -ance 构成,表示"抵抗的行为或状态"。resist 本身由前缀 re-(表示"反对")和词根 sist(来自拉丁语,意为"站立")组成,字面意思是"站在对立面"。 在这个语境中,resistance 特指"军事抵抗",即一个国家或群体对外来侵略的武装反抗。

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