Perseverance suggests praiseworthy and enduring patience
Perseverance 表明值得赞扬的、坚持到底的耐性(褒义):
“Great works are performed,not by strength,but perseverance” (Samuel Johnson).
“伟大的作品不是靠力量而是靠毅力来完成的” (塞缪米·约翰逊).
insistence 中性名词 n.
坚持;强调;竭力主张;坚决要求[U][(+on/upon)][+that]
We resent your insistence that the debt (should) be paid at once.
我们对你执意让人立即偿还债款的要求感到气恼.
the government's insistence on a price freeze
政府坚持冻结物价