单词 | perseverance |
释义 | perseverance[ pur-suh-veer-uhns ] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perseverance ON THESAURUS.COM nounsteady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Theology. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation. VIDEO FOR PERSEVERANCEWATCH NOW: What Is Your Story Of "Perseverance"?There are times in life where you have to show a tremendous amount of patience to get the thing that you want. During these times perseverance might be the best word to keep in mind to help you move forward. Origin of perseveranceFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English perseveraunce, from Middle French perseverance, from Latin persevērantia.See persevere, -ance SYNONYMS FOR perseverance1 doggedness, steadfastness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perseverance ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for perseverance1. Perseverance, persistence, tenacity, pertinacity imply resolute and unyielding holding on in following a course of action. Perseverance commonly suggests activity maintained in spite of difficulties or steadfast and long-continued application: Endurance and perseverance combined to win in the end. It is regularly used in a favorable sense. Persistence, which may be used in either a favorable or an unfavorable sense, implies unremitting (and sometimes annoying) perseverance: persistence in a belief; persistence in talking when others wish to study. Tenacity, with the original meaning of adhesiveness, as of glue, is a dogged and determined holding on. Whether used literally or figuratively it has favorable implications: a bulldog quality of tenacity; the tenacity of one's memory. Pertinacity, unlike its related word, is used chiefly in an unfavorable sense, that of overinsistent tenacity: the pertinacity of the social climber. OTHER WORDS FROM perseveranceper·se·ver·ant, adjectivenon·per·se·ver·ance, nounnon·per·se·ver·ant, adjectiveWords nearby perseverancePersephone, Persepolis, Perses, Perseus, Perseus cluster, perseverance, perseverate, perseveration, persevere, persevering, Pershing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perseveranceBritish Dictionary definitions for perseveranceperseverance / (ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns) / nouncontinued steady belief or efforts, withstanding discouragement or difficulty; persistence Christianity persistence in remaining in a state of grace until death Derived forms of perseveranceperseverant, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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