单词 | insist |
释义 | insist v.tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause; also absol.) maintain or demand positively and assertively (insisted that he was innocent; give me the bag! I insist!). Phrases and idioms insist on demand or maintain (I insist on being present; insists on his suitability). Derivatives insister n. insistingly adv. Etymology: L insistere stand on, persist (as IN-(2), sistere stand) |
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