- durance (n.)
[durance 词源字典]
- late 15c., from Old French durance "duration," from durer "to endure," from Latin durare (see endure).[durance etymology, durance origin, 英语词源]
- endurance (n.)
- late 15c., "continued existence in time;" see endure + -ance. Meaning "ability to bear suffering, etc." is from 1660s.