请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 insist
释义

insist

[ in-sist ]
/ ɪnˈsɪst /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR insist ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
to lay emphasis in assertion: to insist on the justice of a claim.
to dwell with earnestness or emphasis (usually followed by on or upon): to insist on a point in a discussion.

verb (used with object)

to assert or maintain firmly: He insists that he saw the ghosts.
to demand or persist in demanding: I insist that you see this thing through.

Origin of insist

1580–90; <Latin insistere to stand still on, persist in, equivalent to in-in-2 + sistere to stand, make stand, reduplicated derivative from base of stāre to stand

SYNONYMS FOR insist

5 urge, require.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR insist ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM insist

Words nearby insist

insinuate, insinuating, insinuation, insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for insist

British Dictionary definitions for insist

insist
/ (ɪnˈsɪst) /

verb

to make a determined demand (for)he insisted that his rights be respected; he insisted on his rights
to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of)he insisted that she was mad; he insisted on her madness

Derived forms of insist

insister, nouninsistingly, adverb

Word Origin for insist

C16: from Latin insistere to stand upon, urge, from in- ² + sistere to stand
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 19:15:39