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).
雙語例句
1. Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.--Indira Gandhi
機會不會從天而降，必須懷揣堅持與勇氣去努力爭取。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. My perseverance was getting me somewhere.
我鍥而不舍，總算有了一些進展。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Sometimes perseverance does win out.
有時候堅持就是勝利。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.
他們面對困難表現了堅強的毅力。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance.