mid-14c., from Old French perseverance "persistence, endurance" (12c., Modern French persévérance) and directly from Latin perseverantia "steadfastness, constancy," from perseverantem (nominative perseverans), from perseverare (see persevere).
权威例句
1. Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.--Indira Gandhi
机会不会从天而降,必须怀揣坚持与勇气去努力争取。
2. My perseverance was getting me somewhere.
我锲而不舍,总算有了一些进展。
3. Sometimes perseverance does win out.
有时候坚持就是胜利。
4. They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.
他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力。
5. The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance.