名詞 perseverance:

1. persistent determination
   同義詞：doggedness, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity
2. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
   同義詞：persistence, perseveration

1. You need perseverance to win in politics and I doubt if he can go the distance.
   在政治上，需要矢志不移才能取勝，我懷疑他能否堅持到底。
2. He became a champion at last in virtue of his perseverance.
   憑著堅韌不拔的精神，他終于成為冠軍。
3. He succeeded by means of perseverance.
   他是通過堅持成功的。
4. By perseverance the lame boy learned to swim.
   靠毅力這跛童學會了游泳。
5. He took the palm by perseverance.
   他靠不屈不撓的精神獲勝。
6. After months of disappointment, his perseverance was finally rewarded.
   數(shù)月來他經(jīng)歷挫折而不斷努力，終於有了收獲。
7. He is slow to learn, but shows great perseverance.
   他學得慢，但是他表現(xiàn)出不屈不撓的毅力。

per.se.ver.ance

n.（名詞）
Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
百折不撓，堅定不移：對行動、信仰或目標的堅持；堅定
Theology The Calvinistic doctrine that those who have been chosen by God will continue in a state of grace to the end and will finally be saved.
【神學】 持續(xù)蒙恩：宣稱被上帝選中的人直到死都會得到恩賜并且最后還能獲得拯救的加爾文教義

<參考詞匯><同義詞>perseverance,persistence,tenacity,pertinacityEach of these nouns means steadfast singleness of purpose, as in the pursuit of a goal, despite difficulties or obstacles.
這些名詞都表示當在追求目標過程中遇到了困難或障礙時意向堅定、專一的意思。
Perseverance suggests praiseworthy and enduring patience:
Perseverance 表明值得贊揚的、堅持到底的耐性：
例句：
.`Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause,—and of obstinacy in a bad one. (Laurence Sterne).
.大家都知道，毅力用于褒義而頑固用于貶義. （勞倫斯·斯頓）。

例句：
.Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance. (Samuel Johnson).
.偉大的作品不是靠力量而是靠毅力來完成的. （塞繆米·約翰遜）。

Persistence always implies firm resolvebut may connote an obstinate, annoying quality:
Persistence 常表示堅定的作法，但也可能表示固執(zhí)、令人惱怒的品質：
例句：
.Persistence and courage are the most womanly no less than the most manly qualities. (Margaret Fuller).
.毅力和勇氣就象適用男性一樣適用女性. （瑪格麗特·夫樂爾）。

Tenacity and especiallypertinacity suggest stubborn, often perverse persistence:
Tenacity 尤其是pertinacity 意指頑固， 常常指剛愎自用的頑固：
例句：
.The Scots fought with desperate tenacity. (John Morley).
.蘇格蘭人進行絕望的頑抗. （約韓·莫里）。

例句：
.Again and again . . . with the inexorable pertinacity of a child intent upon some object important to itself, did he renew his efforts. (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
.一次又一次…憑著孩童對某些本身重要的目標所持有的不屈不撓的頑強，他重新開始了努力. （納撒尼爾·霍斯?。?/br>