insistent
英 [ɪn'sɪst(ə)nt]
美 [ɪn'sɪstənt]
- adj. 堅持的；迫切的；顯著的；引人注目的；緊急的
英文詞源
- insistent (adj.)
- 1620s, "standing on something," from Latin insistentem (nominative insistens), present participle of insistere (see insist). Meaning "dwelling firmly on something asserted" is from 1868. Related: Insistently.
雙語例句
- 1. The men are very insistent that you leave right away.
- 他們堅決要求你立即離開。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "When can I see him?" Her tone was insistent now.
- “我什麽時候能見他？”她的語氣變得堅決。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
- 醫生提出異議，但皮爾西卻一再堅持。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They were insistent on having a contract for the work.
- 他們堅持要就這項工作立一份合同。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
- 他堅持提倡新的科學方法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》