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源自拉丁语 'insistere',意为 '站在上面' 或 '坚持',后经古法语 'insister' 进入英语。
❶ 坚持要求或主张某事,通常带有强烈的意愿或固执的态度,可能伴随重复的声明或行为。
“She kept insisting that she was right, even when shown evidence to the contrary.”
(即使面对相反的证据,她仍坚持认为自己是对的。)
“He is insisting on paying for dinner despite my objections.”
(尽管我反对,他仍坚持要付晚餐的钱。)
insisting on — 坚持做某事或要求某事,通常带有不轻易妥协的态度。
“He was insisting on seeing the manager to complain about the service.”
(他坚持要见经理投诉服务质量问题。)