单词详解 | perseverance

perseverance
音标
英音/ ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns / 美音/ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrəns /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
“In previous cases where the North has failed a weapons demonstration, we never saw them give up but show greater perseverance in view of their longer-term ambitions.”
“在以往朝鲜武器演示失败的案例中,我们从未看到他们放弃,而是鉴于其长期野心表现出更大的毅力。”
Washington Times

A council report said: “Ms Ryan proudly represents the city and speaks publicly about her strong sense of local identity. The council previously recognised her discipline, perseverance and good sportsmanship.”
一份议会报告称:“瑞安女士自豪地代表这座城市,并公开谈论她强烈的地方认同感。议会此前认可了她的纪律、毅力和良好的体育精神。”
BBC

“This group has shown fortitude when there are inevitable let-downs and failures, but had that perseverance to pick yourself up, that collective spirit to keep on forging ahead.”
“当不可避免的失望和失败时,这个团队表现出了坚韧,但也有振作起来的毅力,有继续前进的集体精神。”
BBC

基本释意
noun
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
毅力,不屈不挠的精神

同义词
perseveration,persistence,doggedness,persistence,persistency,pertinacity,tenaciousness,tenacity

短释义
Perseverance originally comes from the Latin perseverantia and means to abide by something strictly. This makes sense, because if you’re doing something in spite of all the difficulty, you’re being strict on yourself. Sailing around the world and climbing Mt. Everest are acts requiring perseverance. Even things like learning a new language require perseverance and daily practice.
坚持不是放弃。是坚持和坚韧,是做一件事所需要的努力,并坚持做到底,即使很难。

长释义
Perseverance originally comes from the Latin perseverantia and means to abide by something strictly. This makes sense, because if you’re doing something in spite of all the difficulty, you’re being strict on yourself. Sailing around the world and climbing Mt. Everest are acts requiring perseverance. Even things like learning a new language require perseverance and daily practice.
毅力最初源自拉丁文perseverantia,意思是严格遵守某事。这是有道理的,因为如果你不顾一切困难而做某事,那么你就是在严格要求自己。环游世界、攀登珠穆朗玛峰都是需要毅力的行为。即使像学习一门新语言这样的事情也需要毅力和日常练习。

文学例句
Cora needed no advice on the virtues of perseverance.
科拉不需要关于坚持不懈的美德的建议。
The Underground Railroad: A Novel by Colson Whitehead

Stanley’s father was smart and had a lot of perseverance.
斯坦利的父亲很聪明,也很有毅力。
Holes by Louis Sachar

“It’s a miracle of human perseverance, I tell you. And that’s just what I’m going to do from now on! I’m going to persevere. Yes, I’m going to persevere.”
“我告诉你,这是人类毅力的奇迹。这就是我从现在开始要做的事情!我要坚持下去。是的,我会坚持下去。”
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

词源
perseverance (n.)mid-14c., perseveraunce “will or ability to persevere, tenacity,” from Old French perseverance “persistence, endurance” (12c., Modern French persévérance) and directly from Latin perseverantia “steadfastness, constancy,” from perseverant- past-participle stem of perseverare “continue steadfastly” (see persevere). From late 14c. as “quality or state of continuing or enduring.”Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
perseverance (n.)mid-14c., perseveraunce “坚持的意愿或能力,坚韧”,源自古法语 perseverance “坚持,耐力”(12c.,现代法语 persévérance),直接源自拉丁语 perseverantia “坚定不移,坚定不移”,源自perseverant- perseverare 的过去分词词干“坚定不移地继续”(见 persevere)。从 14 世纪末开始。作为“持续或持久的质量或状态。”相关条目及更多


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