v. 坚持; 顽固; 存留; 持续存在
时态改换：persisted, persisting, persists
词义比例：坚持(63%)，持续(27%)，持续(9%)，顽固(1%)
双语详解
→per-,完全的，-sist,站立，坚持，词源同stand,assist.
坚持(per+sist站→站到最终→坚持)[per-①标明"贯穿,自始至终"②标明"假,坏"]
坚持究竟(per一向＋sist→一向站着→坚持究竟)[sist=stand标明"站立"]
v.(in)坚持,持续She persisted in her own opinion.她坚持自个的定见
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【记】per完全，sist固定不变－持之以恒
【参】persistent（adj 耐久安靖的）
US [p-] verb intransitive
■If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist 持续；存留
If the pain persists, consult a doctor.假定痛苦持续就去看医生。
The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.冰寒气候很可以将持续整个星期。
■to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way 持之以恒；顽固
If he persists in假定他没完没了地问令人为难的疑问，就把他打发到老板那里去。
The government is persisting with政府坚持施行其宏愿勃勃的市政工程方案。
persevere, insist, persist, cling, adhere
这组词都有“坚持”的意思，其差异是：
persevere: 含褒义，偏重持之以恒的尽力。
insist: 一般用于对定见、主张等的坚持。
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cling: 和to连用，指对崇奉、定见、习气等的坚持。
adhere: 与to连用，指坚持定见、方案或承诺等，含持之以恒之意。
last, continue,
endure, persist
这组词都有“持续”的意思，其差异是：
last: 偏重存在的时刻恰当长，跨越正常的或所期望的时刻。
continue: 多指进程，偏重持续而无中止，常含不接连之意。
endure: 与last同义，但还指饱尝住，有身手忍耐而并不受损。
persist: 偏重跨越了指定的或正常的时刻。
精选例句
Don't persist in the matter , you can't afford to offend him .
这件作业不要再追查了，你惹不起他。
Thymic enlargement may occasionally persist in normal children until the age of about six years.
正常儿童，胸腺增大偶尔可以坚持到六岁支配。
Some matters had not explained eventually some stories are long with difficulty let the human persist.
有些事究竟没有说明有些故事长得让人难以坚持。
拓宽阅览
persistbe persistent, refuse to stop
When someone persists they keep going or hang on. If you want finish a marathon, you have to persist and keep running, no matter how many blisters you have.
The great Roman poet Ovid once advised: “Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by.” As Ovid’s quote hints at, persistence is often associated with hardship and the reward that comes with not backing down. Synonyms include endure, follow through, and persevere, while antonyms include cease and give up.
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