insisted
翻译
坚持, 坚决主张, 坚决要求
例句
He insisted on paying for the meal.
他坚持要付饭钱。
She insisted that he was wrong.
她坚持说他错了。
语法模式
((on sth./-ing)) 坚持(某事). He insisted on his innocence.
((that ...)) 坚称(…). She insisted that she was right.
近义词
同义词: assert, maintain, demand; 反义词: concede, yield
词源
源自拉丁语 'in-' (在...上) + 'sistere' (站立)。字面意思是“站在上面”。
记忆技巧
想象某人坚定地“站(sist)在(in)”自己的立场上,毫不动摇。