| 释义 |
per·sist·ence AW BrE /pəˈsɪstəns/NAmE /pərˈsɪstəns/ noun [U] the fact of continuing to try to do sth 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。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 |