insist
英[?n's?st]
美[?n's?st]
- vt. 堅(jiān)持，強(qiáng)調(diào)
- vi. 堅(jiān)持，強(qiáng)調(diào)
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?insists;過去式:?insisted;過去分詞:?insisted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?insisting;
助記提示
1. 在心里站著，站在心里。
2. 內(nèi)心深處的堅(jiān)持。
中文詞源
insist 堅(jiān)持
in-,進(jìn)入，使，-sist,站，詞源同stand,assist.引申詞義堅(jiān)持。
英文詞源
- insist
- insist: see statue
- insist (v.)
- 1580s, from Latin insistere "persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sistere "take a stand" (see assist). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from insistence. Related: Insisted; insisting.
雙語例句
- 1. They insist on tastier chocolate than the anaemic British stuff.
- 他們堅(jiān)持要比淡而無味的英國貨味道更好的巧克力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The psychologists insist, however, that they are not being prescriptive.
- 然而，心理學(xué)家堅(jiān)稱他們并非一味灌輸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials.
- 我們的買主對(duì)工藝和材料堅(jiān)持要高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.
- 在住進(jìn)旅館之前一定要堅(jiān)持先看一下你的房間.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. If you insist, we have to declare the meeting off.
- 如果你堅(jiān)持的話, 我們不得不取消這次會(huì)議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》