persistent

/pəˈsɪstənt/· adj.

科学/科研/医疗B1

persistent
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Chinese meaning

持chí续xù存cún在zài的de;顽wán固gù的de

顽wán固gù持chí续xù,不bù肯kěn罢bà休xiū

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长cháng期qī普pǔ遍biàn存cún在zài的de(污wū染rǎn源yuán)

Example

Lithium in drinking water is a widespread and persistent source of human exposure across Tribal communities in the Western United States

在zài美měi国guó西xī部bù的de部bù落luò社shè区qū中zhōng,饮yǐn用yòng水shuǐ中zhōng的de锂lǐ是shì一yī种zhǒng广guǎng泛fàn存cún在zài且qiě持chí续xù不bù断duàn的de人rén体tǐ暴bào露lù源yuán。

Source: phys.org · 27 Jul 2026

Background ✎

哥gē伦lún比bǐ亚yà大dà学xué一yī项xiàng长cháng期qī研yán究jiū发fā现xiàn,美měi国guó西xī部bù多duō个gè社shè区qū的de饮yǐn用yòng水shuǐ中zhōng普pǔ遍biàn含hán锂lǐ,地dì区qū差chā异yì明míng显xiǎn。

Roots · etymology

拉丁 per-(始终)+ sistere(站立)→坚持不去

  • per-(彻底、始终)+ sistere(站立、停留)+ -ent(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • persistent source / persistent pollutant / persistent problem

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