nisus

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

an effortful attempt to attain a goal
• Syn:
striving, pains, strain
• Derivationally related forms:
strenuous (for: strain), strain (for: strain), strive (for: striving)
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
• Hyponyms:
jihad, jehad