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单词 persistence
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Definition of persistence in English:

persistence

noun pəˈsɪst(ə)nspərˈsɪstəns
mass noun
  • 1The fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

    坚持不懈;执意

    Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try

    加的夫坚持不懈所受到的奖赏是给试一次的机会。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What might be the factors determining the tenacious persistence of virus transmission?
    • It took a lot of persistence and perseverance and a lot of great people around me telling me that I could do it and I could get there.
    • This strategy requires the same persistence and energy and idealism we have shown before.
    • Unlocking the potential of China's market demands more than persistence and determination.
    • To be a poet takes courage, intelligence, commitment, persistence, and miracles.
    • It took months of patience and persistence to make even a little headway with this busy boy.
    • We are delighted that the patience and persistence shown by the project partners over the last seven years has finally paid off.
    • There are a few strategies that can lead to success, but persistence and patience are key.
    • With patience and persistence, it will turn out to be both the right and the smart thing to do.
    • Seven minutes later, though, the 10 men were rewarded for a period of dogged persistence.
    • It's all just going to take diligence and persistence and we've got plenty of that.
    • Their persistence was rewarded with the award of a kickable penalty ten minutes into the game.
    • The programmes need to be executed with patience, persistence, and precision, targeting high risk groups.
    • With a little patience and persistence, they may even write a history of their own.
    • I was giving up hope of it ever being sorted out, but Ian's patience and persistence has paid off.
    • His persistence was rewarded unexpectedly, and in a way that had a great influence on the fortunes of his party as a whole.
    • Her persistence was rewarded, however, in 1970 when she won a by-election in West Bromwich.
    • He did this with good policies, hard work and persistence and in spite of media bias in favour of his New Labour opponent.
    • His persistence was finally rewarded after he moved into real estate, and then city trading.
    • It has to be backed by clear beliefs and expressed in action with courage, persistence and commitment.
    Synonyms
    perseverance, tenacity, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, staying power, purposefulness, firmness of purpose, patience, endurance, application, diligence, sedulousness, dedication, commitment, doggedness, persistency, pertinacity, assiduity, assiduousness, steadfastness, tirelessness, indefatigability, stamina
    intransigence, obstinacy
    German Sitzfleisch
    informal stickability
    North American informal stick-to-it-iveness
    archaic continuance
    rare perseveration
    1. 1.1 The continued or prolonged existence of something.
      持续,延续;继续存在
      the persistence of huge environmental problems

      重大环境问题的继续存在。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Could the genetic benefits of crossing over explain the persistence of active hotspots?
      • The excess of illness at follow up is explained by both higher incidence and greater persistence of symptoms.
      • However, parental smoking was not associated with persistence of wheezing or asthma after the onset of puberty.
      • Patients show persistence of symptoms after initial surgery.
      • Chronicity refers to the relative persistence of symptoms and signs of asthma.
      • What is more, the validity of the continued confinement depends upon the persistence of such a disorder.
      • Unfortunately their environmental persistence means that PCBs continue to enter the human food chain.
      • Might there be a universal selective benefit that could explain the evolutionary persistence of introns?
      • Longitudinal studies from childhood to adult years have yielded risk factors for the persistence of childhood asthma.
      • Early onset of puberty and obesity independently favor the persistence of asthma.
      Synonyms
      stability, durability, permanency, fixity, fixedness, changelessness, immutability, endurance, dependability, constancy, continuance, continuity, immortality, indestructibility, perpetuity, endlessness

Derivatives

  • persistency

  • noun pəˈsɪst(ə)nsipərˈsɪst(ə)nsi
    • Tenacity and persistency is what I would call their game characteristic, sprinkled with luck, yes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was a persistency to his nature, a sort of dogged determination that she would have admired if it didn't grate her so.
      • Poor persistency and variable production are challenges.
      • What amazes me beyond words though is the man's persistency.
      • The interval between repeat doses depends on the persistency of the drug.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- 'continuing steadfastly'.

Rhymes

assistance, coexistence, consistence, distance, existence, insistence, outdistance, resistance, subsistence

Definition of persistence in US English:

persistence

nounpərˈsistənspərˈsɪstəns
  • 1Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

    坚持不懈;执意

    companies must have patience and persistence, but the rewards are there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It took a lot of persistence and perseverance and a lot of great people around me telling me that I could do it and I could get there.
    • His persistence was finally rewarded after he moved into real estate, and then city trading.
    • He did this with good policies, hard work and persistence and in spite of media bias in favour of his New Labour opponent.
    • What might be the factors determining the tenacious persistence of virus transmission?
    • His persistence was rewarded unexpectedly, and in a way that had a great influence on the fortunes of his party as a whole.
    • It took months of patience and persistence to make even a little headway with this busy boy.
    • Her persistence was rewarded, however, in 1970 when she won a by-election in West Bromwich.
    • Unlocking the potential of China's market demands more than persistence and determination.
    • Their persistence was rewarded with the award of a kickable penalty ten minutes into the game.
    • There are a few strategies that can lead to success, but persistence and patience are key.
    • It has to be backed by clear beliefs and expressed in action with courage, persistence and commitment.
    • Seven minutes later, though, the 10 men were rewarded for a period of dogged persistence.
    • This strategy requires the same persistence and energy and idealism we have shown before.
    • The programmes need to be executed with patience, persistence, and precision, targeting high risk groups.
    • To be a poet takes courage, intelligence, commitment, persistence, and miracles.
    • I was giving up hope of it ever being sorted out, but Ian's patience and persistence has paid off.
    • With a little patience and persistence, they may even write a history of their own.
    • We are delighted that the patience and persistence shown by the project partners over the last seven years has finally paid off.
    • With patience and persistence, it will turn out to be both the right and the smart thing to do.
    • It's all just going to take diligence and persistence and we've got plenty of that.
    Synonyms
    perseverance, tenacity, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, staying power, purposefulness, firmness of purpose, patience, endurance, application, diligence, sedulousness, dedication, commitment, doggedness, persistency, pertinacity, assiduity, assiduousness, steadfastness, tirelessness, indefatigability, stamina
    1. 1.1 The continued or prolonged existence of something.
      持续,延续;继续存在
      the persistence of huge environmental problems

      重大环境问题的继续存在。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, parental smoking was not associated with persistence of wheezing or asthma after the onset of puberty.
      • Chronicity refers to the relative persistence of symptoms and signs of asthma.
      • Patients show persistence of symptoms after initial surgery.
      • Early onset of puberty and obesity independently favor the persistence of asthma.
      • The excess of illness at follow up is explained by both higher incidence and greater persistence of symptoms.
      • Might there be a universal selective benefit that could explain the evolutionary persistence of introns?
      • Could the genetic benefits of crossing over explain the persistence of active hotspots?
      • Unfortunately their environmental persistence means that PCBs continue to enter the human food chain.
      • What is more, the validity of the continued confinement depends upon the persistence of such a disorder.
      • Longitudinal studies from childhood to adult years have yielded risk factors for the persistence of childhood asthma.
      Synonyms
      stability, durability, permanency, fixity, fixedness, changelessness, immutability, endurance, dependability, constancy, continuance, continuity, immortality, indestructibility, perpetuity, endlessness

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- ‘continuing steadfastly’.

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