Definition of perseverate in English:

perseverate

verb pəˈsɛvəreɪtpərˈsevəˌrāt

[no object]Psychology

Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
〔心理〕（动作，思想，言语）持续；重复
they perseverate under stress
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a mild frontal lobe disorder that leads me to perseverate, and thus I've continued to work out the theory and do experiments anyway.
- Bitterman and Couvillon found that bees tended to perseverate - to choose the color for which they had most recently been rewarded.
- So he was compensating for the uncertainty factor by perseverating on the stressor with which he was at least already familiar - that stressor being work.

Derivatives

perseveration

noun

Psychology

Problems in response inhibition and response perseveration are well documented in studies of children with ADHD.
Example sentencesExamples
- With that change, they found that bees no longer demonstrated a preference for perseveration.
- The second type of error was a perseveration error.
- Such self-regulatory perseveration is characterized by unproductive rumination about the failure.
- It has been used as a test of perseveration and to assess the ability to sort cards according to class membership.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin perseverat- 'strictly abided by', from the verb perseverare (see persevere).

Definition of perseverate in US English:

perseverate

verbpərˈsevəˌrāt

[no object]Psychology

Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
〔心理〕（动作，思想，言语）持续；重复
they perseverate under stress
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a mild frontal lobe disorder that leads me to perseverate, and thus I've continued to work out the theory and do experiments anyway.
- Bitterman and Couvillon found that bees tended to perseverate - to choose the color for which they had most recently been rewarded.
- So he was compensating for the uncertainty factor by perseverating on the stressor with which he was at least already familiar - that stressor being work.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin perseverat- ‘strictly abided by’, from the verb perseverare (see persevere).

词汇	perseverate
释义	Definition of perseverate in English: perseverate verb pəˈsɛvəreɪtpərˈsevəˌrāt [no object]Psychology Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased. 〔心理〕（动作，思想，言语）持续；重复 they perseverate under stress Example sentencesExamples I have a mild frontal lobe disorder that leads me to perseverate, and thus I've continued to work out the theory and do experiments anyway. Bitterman and Couvillon found that bees tended to perseverate - to choose the color for which they had most recently been rewarded. So he was compensating for the uncertainty factor by perseverating on the stressor with which he was at least already familiar - that stressor being work. Derivatives perseveration noun Psychology Problems in response inhibition and response perseveration are well documented in studies of children with ADHD. Example sentencesExamples With that change, they found that bees no longer demonstrated a preference for perseveration. The second type of error was a perseveration error. Such self-regulatory perseveration is characterized by unproductive rumination about the failure. It has been used as a test of perseveration and to assess the ability to sort cards according to class membership. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin perseverat- 'strictly abided by', from the verb perseverare (see persevere). Definition of perseverate in US English: perseverate verbpərˈsevəˌrāt [no object]Psychology Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased. 〔心理〕（动作，思想，言语）持续；重复 they perseverate under stress Example sentencesExamples I have a mild frontal lobe disorder that leads me to perseverate, and thus I've continued to work out the theory and do experiments anyway. Bitterman and Couvillon found that bees tended to perseverate - to choose the color for which they had most recently been rewarded. So he was compensating for the uncertainty factor by perseverating on the stressor with which he was at least already familiar - that stressor being work. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin perseverat- ‘strictly abided by’, from the verb perseverare (see persevere).
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