persistence
/pəˈsɪstəns/noun
mass noun
1- firm or obstinate continuance in a 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。
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。
派生词
persistency
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- 'continuing steadfastly'.