
n.不屈不撓;毅力;堅(jiān)韌不拔
He took the palm by perseverance. 他靠不屈不撓的精神獲勝。
He is slow to learn, but shows great perseverance. 他學(xué)得慢,但是他表現(xiàn)出不屈不撓的毅力。
By perseverance the lame boy learned to swim. 靠毅力這跛童學(xué)會(huì)了游泳。
He became a champion at last in virtue of his perseverance. 憑著堅(jiān)韌不拔的精神,他終于成為冠軍。
perseverance的基本意思是“堅(jiān)持不懈,不屈不撓”,指的是一種鍥而不舍的精神,是不可數(shù)名詞。
perseverance后可接at(接名詞)或in(接動(dòng)名詞)引起的介詞短語表示“在某方面的堅(jiān)持不懈”,也可接動(dòng)詞不定式表示“堅(jiān)持不懈做某事”。