pur·su·ance /pɝˈsuən(t)s/
追趕,實行,從事
Pur·su·ance n.
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths. --Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.
In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.
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pursuance
n 1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance
of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: pursuit, quest]
2: the continuance of something begun with a view to its
completion [syn: prosecution]