persistence

IPA/pəˈsɪstəns/
KK[pɚsˈɪstəns]IPA/pərˈsɪstəns/

persistence — 名詞

1. the quality of keeping on with a plan or task when it is hard and other people m

1.名詞C1
釋義

毅力

遇阻力仍持續努力

the quality of keeping on with a plan or task when it is hard and other people may want you to stop

例句

Rina's persistence got the village clinic to reopen on Fridays.

Rina 的毅力讓村裡的診所在每週五恢復看診。

someone's persistence + result

After six failed tests, Omar's persistence finally fixed the old radio.

六次測試都失敗後，Omar 靠著毅力終於修好了那台舊收音機。

常見搭配
  • show persistence
  • great persistence
  • persistence in training
  • years of persistence
  • reward persistence
同義詞
  • perseverance

    often suggests long, steady effort toward a difficult goal

  • determination

    focuses more on strength of purpose than on repeated setbacks

  • tenacity

    stresses a firm, tough refusal to let go

反義詞

文法句型

someone's persistence

persistence in + gerund

with persistence

years of persistence

用法筆記

Usually used for a person's or group's effort, often in a possessive phrase such as 'her persistence' or with 'in' before an activity. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about active effort toward a goal, not simply something continuing to exist.

常見錯誤

Her persistence to finish the race impressed us.
Her persistence in finishing the race impressed us.
After 'persistence', use 'in' before an activity.
He is persistence when homework is hard.
He is persistent when homework is hard.
'persistence' is a noun; 'persistent' is the adjective.

2. the fact that something stays present, active, or unchanged for a long time

2.名詞C2
釋義

存續

事物長時間繼續存在

the fact that something stays present, active, or unchanged for a long time

例句

Doctors worry about the persistence of a cough after the fever ends.

醫生擔心退燒後，咳嗽還是一直持續。

the persistence of + noun

A museum project recorded the persistence of harvest songs in village weddings.

博物館計畫記錄了豐收歌在村裡婚禮上一直傳唱的情形。

常見搭配
  • persistence of symptoms
  • persistence of poverty
  • persistence of tradition
  • persistence over time
同義詞
  • continuance

    formal and focused on something going on without stopping

  • endurance

    often stresses lasting through pressure or damage

  • survival

    stronger and more about avoiding disappearance or destruction

反義詞
  • disappearance

    the state of no longer being present

  • ending

    the point when something stops existing or stops continuing

文法句型

the persistence of + noun

persistence for + period

persistence into + later time

用法筆記

Most often used with 'of' before the thing that continues, especially a problem, smell, disease, weather condition, custom, or market. Distinguish from sense 1: there is no idea of human effort here, only the fact that something has lasted.

常見錯誤

We studied the persistence local songs.
We studied the persistence of local songs.
This sense usually takes 'of' before the thing that continues.
Her persistence of the pain worried us.
The persistence of the pain worried us.
In this sense, 'persistence' names the continuing condition itself.

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