persistence學測 L6KK [pɚˈsɪstəns] ｜ /pɚˈsɪstəns/
堅持；毅力·持續；不斷重複
常考名詞，需與形容詞用法分辨
He tried again and again, and his persistence never let him give up.
他一次又一次嘗試，靠著毅力從不放棄。
一個畫面：咬牙撐住不放
咬牙撐住即使很累也不放手，繼續用力
一次次重來跌倒了又站起來，再試一次
義項
屢敗屢戰C1noun堅持；毅力
She failed the test three times, but her persistence helped her pass in the end.
她考試失敗三次，但靠著毅力最終還是通過了。
persistence paid offshow persistence
敲門不停C1noun持續；不斷重複
He kept knocking on the door, and his persistence finally woke everyone up.
他不斷敲門，這份持續動作終於把大家都吵醒了。
片語
persistence pays off苦盡甘來 →堅持到底終有回報
sheer persistence純靠毅力 →完全靠著毅力撐下去
with persistence靠著毅力 →憑藉毅力堅持完成
你會不會這樣說？
Her ___ helped her succeed. (persistence / persistent)
看答案
persistence
persistence 是名詞，persistent 是形容詞，此處須接名詞。
'He kept knocking on the door, and his persistence finally woke everyone up.' 這裡的 persistence 最接近哪個意思？(A) 毅力 (B) 持續重複的動作
看答案
(B)
此句描述動作不停歇，對應「持續；不斷重複」的義項。
字族
persistent 堅持不懈的；持續的・persist 堅持；持續存在