persistence
noun /pəˈsɪstəns/
/pərˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable]- the fact of continuing to try to do something despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
坚持;锲而不舍 - His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
保险公司同意赔偿损失,他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。 - It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end.
最终把他们拖垮的是她的不屈不挠。
- He achieved success through dogged persistence.
他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。 - My persistence in demanding my rights finally paid off.
我对自己权利的坚持终于获得了回报。 - a challenge that requires persistence and skill
需要毅力和技巧的挑战
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- stubborn
- great
- …
- demonstrate
- show
- require
- …
- be rewarded
- pay off
- by persistence
- through persistence
- His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
- the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time
持续存在;维持 - the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s
20 世纪 70 年代和 80 年代的持续失业状况
- the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s
词源mid 16th cent.: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- ‘continuing steadfastly’.