笔者在长期的阅读中经常能看见这个词，确认了一下:中高考，四六级CET6，TOEFL，TEM8，GRE常考词汇，请看：
persistence /pərˈsɪstəns/
n.坚持不懈；持续存在；坚持；维持；锲而不舍 复数：persistences
有两个主要用法：
1. 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。
Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
桑德拉决心成为医生，她的坚持取得了成功。
The doctor couldn't explain the persistence of the fever.
医生无法解释高烧何以持久不退。
Her persistence paid off when she was offered the job of manager.
她得到了经理的职位，不懈坚持终于终于有了回报。
Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.
她锲而不舍取得成功，终于使我服输了。
It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end.
最终把他们拖垮的纯粹是她的不屈不挠。
Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
他虽天赋不高，但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
He achieved success through dogged persistence.
他靠着
持不懈取
了成功。
By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.
我全凭持不懈最终使她改变了主意。
His persistence was rewarded when they agreed to resume discussions.
他们终于同意继续谈判，这是他坚持不懈的结果。
You may not like him, but you have got to admire his persistence.
你可以不喜欢他，但你不得不佩服他那种坚韧不拔的精神。
Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try.
加的夫
持不懈所受到的奖赏是给试一次的机会。
His persistence gained him victory.
他的毅力使他获
了胜利。
Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence
只有不断练习，有耐心有毅力，才能学会一门技艺。
None can match your sheer willpower and persistence in wearing down the opposition
在消磨反对派的意志方面，没有人能比得上你那惊人的意志力和不懈的坚持。
Someone who lacks staying power and persistence is unlikely to make a good researcher.
缺乏耐力和毅力的人不可能成为出色的研究员。
Courage and persistence never fall from the sky.
勇气和毅力不会从天上掉下来。
Success demands persistence.
成功需要坚持。
But as the work became more difficult, the students with a growth mind-set showed greater persistence.
但随着功课难度的增加，具有成长思维模式的学生表现出更大的毅力。
四级真题- 2016年 12月 2卷 信息匹配
But they never told us where to find courage and persistence.
但他们从未告诉我们在哪里能找到勇气和坚持。
中考真题- 2018 山西 短文填空
Dad sat me down and said, "Alice, I know it's hard, but it's all about persistence ．"
爸爸让我坐下，说："爱丽丝,我知道这很难，但这件事需要坚持。"
高考真题- 2017 天津 阅读表达
Courage and persistence never fall from the sky.
勇气和坚持从来不会从天而降。
中考真题- 2018 山西 短文填空
It goes nowhere. There is no courage or persistence in a life without goals.
它哪儿也去不了。没有目标的生活，通常也没有勇气和毅力。
中考真题- 2018 山西 短文填空
Since we were young children, too many success stories have been telling us about courage and persistence.
从我们小时候起，太多的成功故事一直在告诉我们要有勇气，要坚持。
中考真题- 2018 山西 短文填空
2. （尤指不好事物的）持续存在，延续，维持the persistence of
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
...an expression of concern at the persistence of inflation and high interest rates.
对持续通货膨胀和高利率表现出的关注
The persistence of a high temperature in the patient puzzled the doctor.
这病人一直发烧使医生困惑不已。
The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.
他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
the persistence of high unemployment in the past-war years
战后居高不下的失业率
the persistence of huge environmental problems.
重大环境问题的继续存在。
the persistence of memory
记忆的永恒
One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world’s media culture has been defined by a single medium—television—and television is defined by downloading.
这种“创造金字塔”持续存在的一个原因是过去的半个世纪内，世界上大多数媒体文化被一种单一媒体——电视——所定义了，而电视的特质是下载。
3.动词搭配： persist in （doing） something顽强坚持；执著
persist with sth顽强地坚持；执著地做
Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?...
为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？
Politicians persist in imagining that 'the people' warm to their cheesy slogans.
政客们还在想象着“人民”对他们的空洞口号会越来越感兴趣呢。
Under new situations and circumstances, some people persist in handling matter according to past experience and old habits.
在新形势下，有些人仍然在穿新鞋，走老路。
She persisted in her search for the truth.
她执著地追求真理。
He persisted in his refusal to apologize.
他坚持不道歉。
He persisted in his refusal to pay the money.
他坚持拒绝付钱。
Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence
斯特劳先生向那些坚持进行暴力活动的人发出了严正警告。
Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?
你何必为已发生的事没完没了地自责？
He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace
他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。
He persisted with his questioning.
他问个不停。
She persisted with her experiment despite the lack of money.
尽管缺少资金，她还是坚持自己的实验。
The broad working masses were undaunted, and persisted in their struggle with the result that the Qing government did not dare to conclude a new treaty with the imperialists.
广大劳动人民坚持不懈地进行斗争，终于迫使清政府不敢公然和帝国主义续订新约。
