persist(动词) 坚持;固执;存留;继续存在;
persistent(形容词) 持续的;坚持不懈的;持久的;
persistence(名词) 持续的;坚持不懈的;持久的;
persistently(副词) 坚持地;固执地;
句子:1. Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.
艾伯特持续头痛三天。
解析:形容词修饰名词;
2. Why does Britain persist in running down its defense forces?
为什么英国坚持削减其国防力量?
解析:所有的助动词后面加动词原型;
persist in doing sth;
3. We Chinese people have persistently urged the equality of nations, big or small.
我们中国人民一贯主张国家不分大小一律平等。
解析:副词修饰动词;
4. Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence.
技能只有通过练习、耐心和坚持才能获得。
解析:and前后词性一致,ence为名词后缀,这里填写一个名词,后缀都一样:persistence;
总结:1、 ---ent形容词后缀; ----ence名词后缀; ----ly副词后缀;
2、persist in doing sth坚持做某事;
3、rundown走下坡,(使)虚弱;
4、副词修饰形容词或动词;