the fact of continuing to try to do something despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable 坚持；锲而不舍 His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage. 保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。 It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end. 最终把他们拖垮的是她的不屈不挠。
Extra ExamplesHe achieved success through dogged persistence. 他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。 My persistence in demanding my rights finally paid off. 我对自己权利的坚持终于获得了回报。 a challenge that requires persistence and skill 需要毅力和技巧的挑战
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- stubborn
- great
- …
- demonstrate
- show
- require
- …
- be rewarded
- pay off
- by persistence
- through persistence
the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time 持续存在；维持 the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s 20 世纪 70 年代和 80 年代的持续失业状况
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- ‘continuing steadfastly’.