perseveration

名词 n.

中文释义

英 /pəˌsɛvəˈɹeɪʃən/ 美 /pɚˌsɛvəˈɹeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.

An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder. countable,uncountable
The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus. countable,uncountable
The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance. countable,uncountable
An argument by repetition; a mantra. countable,derogatory,uncountable

— Being subjected to this mantra once more re-evokes the perseveration we routinely suffer in the moral ambiguity characterising our supposedly post-politics milieu.

perseverations plural