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

• At the insistence of a reporter a wealthy man finally decided to reveal the secret of his success.
  在一个记者的坚持下，一位有钱人决定暴露出了他的成功秘诀。
• He took a week's holiday at my insistence.
  在我的坚持下，他度了一个星期的假。
• He was dumb-founded at her insistence that he explain where every cent of his allowance had gone.
  她非要他讲清楚他津贴中的每一分钱都到哪儿去了，他哑口无言。
• It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding.
  美国建国的中心就是坚持和平和坚定的理想。
• 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。
• I did it because of your insistence.
  我做这事是因为你的坚持。
• I really have been shocked by his wisdom and encouraged by his insistence.
  不得不被他的智慧所震撼。不得不被他的坚持所激励。
• 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。
• Virginia, it's not my insistence. It's your own doctor's.
  弗吉尼亚，不是我在强迫你，是你医生的建议。
• I came at his insistence.
  在他的一再要求下我来了。