insist
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪnˈsɪst]
- 美式音标 [ɪnˈsɪst]
- 国际音标 [in'sist]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.坚持;坚决主张
- vi.坚持;强调
词源解说
- 1586年进入英语,直接源自古典拉丁语的insistere:in(在……上) + sistere (采取立场),意为采取立场。
词根记忆
- in(里面) + sist(站)→一直站在里面→坚持
- in(在…里面) + sist(站立)→一直站在里面→坚持要求;坚决主张
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- insistent:坚持的;迫切的;显著的;引人注目的;紧急的。
- adv性质的同根词
- insistently:坚持地;强求地。
- n性质的同根词
- insistence:坚持,强调;坚决主张。
- insistency:坚持;显著或紧急之事;强迫;强调。
用法辨析
- insist的基本意思是“坚持”,常用于坚持意见、看法、主张等。
- insist既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。作及物动词时,不能用名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语,只能接that引导的从句。若指尚未发生的动作,从句谓语常用虚拟语气(should+动词原形或直接用动词原形); 若表示一个已发生的动作或已存在的状态时,从句谓语多用陈述语气。that有时可以省略。
- insist用作不及物动词时,其后常须加介词on〔upon〕,然后接名词、代词或动名词。该动名词前可加物主代词或名词、人称代词的宾格形式作其逻辑主语,该动名词的否定形式是在其前直接加not。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- I will have another glass if you insist.
你这样坚持,我就再喝一杯。 - Our English teacher insists that we should speak English in and out of class.
英语老师坚持要我们在课堂内外都讲英语。 - “Surely he did right,” she insisted.
“肯定他做对了,”她坚持说。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+(that-)clause
引出直接引语
词组短语
- insist one 's correctness 坚持说自己是对的
- insist absolutely 绝对坚持
- insist accidentally 偶尔坚持
- insist apparently 明显坚持
- insist assiduously 不懈地坚持
- insist belligerently 挑衅性地命令
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say
- If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided.
- If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you.
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专业释义
- 坚持
Firstly, adhere to“two true rules”: the one is to insist on disclosing truth based on the facts.
首先,坚持“两真”。艺术学
- 坚持
The system must insist on the core of foundation of people and grasp two basic points of analysis of demand and performance evaluation.
企业培训管理系统必须坚持“以人为本”这个中心,紧紧抓住“需求分析” 与“效果评估”这两个基本点。