单词 | insist |
释义 | in·sist (ĭn-sĭst) v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists v.intr. To be resolute or firm in a demand or course: I insist on paying my share of the expenses. v.tr. To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently: We insist that you stay for dinner. [Latin īnsistere, to persist : in-, on; see IN-2 + sistere, to stand; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] in·sistence, in·sisten·cy n. in·sister n. in·sisting·ly adv. |
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