名詞 persistence:

1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time
   同義詞：continuity
2. persistent determination
   同義詞：doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity
3. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
   同義詞：perseverance, perseveration

1. Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
   他雖天賦不高，但全憑堅(jiān)韌的毅力贏得了勝利。
2. You may not like him, but you have got to admire his persistence.
   你可以不喜歡他，但你不得不佩服他那種堅(jiān)韌不拔的精神。
3. The doctor couldn't explain the persistence of the fever.
   醫(yī)生無法解釋高燒何以持久不退。
4. His persistence was rewarded when they agreed to resume discussions.
   他們終于同意繼續(xù)談判，這是他堅(jiān)持不懈的結(jié)果。

per.sist.ence

n.（名詞）
The act of persisting.
堅(jiān)持不懈：堅(jiān)持不懈的行為
The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.See Synonyms at perseverance
執(zhí)意，持久性：堅(jiān)持的狀態(tài)或品質(zhì)；持續(xù)狀態(tài)參見 perseverance
Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed:
存留，后滯：在原因改變后繼續(xù)影響：
例句：
persistence of vision.
視覺后滯