persistence

persistence — noun

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

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.

someone's persistence + result

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

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

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.

the persistence of + noun

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

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.