persistent
英[pə'sɪst(ə)nt]
美[pə'zɪstənt]
英英释意
- 1. never-ceasing;
- "the relentless beat of the drums"
- 2. continually recurring to the mind;
- "haunting memories"
- "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
- 3. retained; not shed;
- "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"
- "the persistent gills of fishes"