[no obj.](formal, chiefly US)remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure (正式,主美)持久,长存 bell music has perdured in Venice throughout five centuries. 钟琴音乐已经在威尼斯存在了五个世纪。
派生 perdurance noun 语源
late 15th cent.: from Old French perdurer, from Latin perdurare 'endure', from per- 'through' + durare 'to last'