insistence

英 [ɪnˈsɪstəns]

美 [ɪnˈsɪstəns]

n.  坚决要求; 坚持; 固执

复数：insistences　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.6368 / COCA.7306

牛津词典

noun

• 坚决要求；坚持；固执
  an act of demanding or saying sth firmly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses
  1. their insistence on strict standards of behaviour
     他们对严格行为规范的坚决主张
  2. At her insistence , the matter was dropped.
     在她的坚持下，这件事被搁置了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 坚持;坚决要求;坚称
  Someone'sinsistenceon something is the fact that they insist that it should be done or insist that it is the case.
  1. ...Raeder's insistence that naval uniform be worn...
     雷德坚决要求穿海军制服
  2. He admired your insistence on understanding things and making your point, even when he preferred his own...
     他敬佩你弄清楚问题、说服别人接受你的主张的那份坚持,即便有时他更倾向于自己的见解。
  3. She had attended an interview, at her boyfriend's insistence.
     在男友的坚持下,她去参加了一个面试。

英英释义

noun

• the act of insisting on something
  1. insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position
  Synonym:insistency
• continual and persistent demands
  Synonym:insisting
• the state of demanding notice or attention
  1. the insistence of their hunger
  2. the press of business matters
  Synonym:imperativenessinsistencypresspressure

双语例句

• Forgive my insistence, but the motor launch is waiting.
  请原谅我决定，汽艇已经在等您了。
• The insistence on rote learning robbed the initiative to make Bold hypotheses about new situations and new problems.
  强调死记硬背，无形中影响了对新现象、新问题的大胆设想、求证。
• Gorbachev's repeated insistence that the "blank pages" of Soviet history must be filled in.
  戈尔巴乔夫不断地坚持必须填写苏联历史的空白页。
• Laughing symbolizes the confidence for success, and confidence always yields patience and insistence.
  笑意味着对成功充满信心，信心总是能够使人们耐心地坚持。
• We applaud the president's insistence on tougher environmental laws.
  我们为总统坚持实行更严格的环境法而喝彩。
• At the director's insistence, the new product was kept secret.
  由于董事的坚决要求，这种新产品对外保密。
• He questioned the administration's insistence on having Iran halt its uranium enrichment program before opening talks.
  布什政府坚持把伊朗首先终止铀浓缩项目作为谈判的前提。对此，斯佩克特参议员提出了置疑。
• His insistence irritated me.
  他的顽固使我生气。
• But neither sanctions nor campaigners 'insistence that all debt is bad tackle the root problem.
  但无论是实施制裁，还是活动人士有关只要是债务，就不是好事的主张，都无法从根本上解决问题。
• I did it, but only at your insistence.
  我做了这件事，只因是你的坚决要求。