perseveration
英 [pə,sevə'reɪʃən]
美[pɝsɛvə'reʃən]
- n. 持续言语（指言语反复不止的病态）；持续重复的行为；执拗
英英释意
- 1. the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
- 2. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior;
- "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"