per·sist /pɝˈsɪst, ˈzɪst/
(vi.)堅持,固執,持續
Per·sist v. i. [imp. & p. p. Persisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Persisting.] To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
If they persist in pointing their batteries against particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making reprisals. --Addison.
Some positive, persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so. --Pope.
That face persists.
It floats up; it turns over in my mind. --Mrs. Browning.
Syn: -- See Persevere, and Insist.
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persist
v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, die hard, run, endure]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me
every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking
questions" [syn: persevere, hang in, hang on, hold
on]
3: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
remained long after they made up" [syn: remain, stay]