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persists
UK /pəˈsɪsts/US /pərˈsɪsts/
词源
源自拉丁语 'persistere'，由 'per-'（彻底）和 'sistere'（站立）组成，意为‘坚持站立’。
verb
❶ 持续存在或坚持做某事，尤指尽管遇到困难或反对仍不放弃。
“Despite the rain, he persists in his daily jog.”
（尽管下雨，他仍坚持每天慢跑。）
“The rumor persists even though it has been denied many times.”
（尽管多次被否认，谣言依然存在。）
同义词:continue, endure, persevere
常见短语
persist in — 坚持做某事，通常指不顾困难或反对继续做某事。
“He persists in his efforts to learn the piano.”
（他坚持努力学钢琴。）