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n.堅持不懈; 執意; 持續; 留存，（螢光屏上余輝的）保留時間;
復數：persistences
例句:
1.
What's the nature of persistence of identity over time?
什麽是個人在時間中持續存在的本質？
2.
So non-cognitive skills like persistence and curiosity are highly predictive of futuresuccess.
因此像毅力和好奇心這壹的非認知技能更有利於未來的成功。