endurance和stamina有什么区别

尽管这两个单词可以看作是近义词,endurance 是指承受困境的“行为能力”(用行动解困),而 stamina 则特指体力和精神上抵御困境的“机能素质”(有在困境中坚持的身体和精神条件)。

试比较:

The marathon tests a runner's endurance/stamina.

Through hard work and endurance, we will complete this project.(此句中就不宜用 stamina)

You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.(此句中就不宜用 endurance)