insistent
翻译
坚持的, 固执的, 引人注目的
例句
He was insistent on paying for dinner.
他坚持要付晚餐的钱。
She heard an insistent knocking at the door.
她听到一阵持续的敲门声。
语法模式
insistent ((on sth.)) 坚持(某事) He was insistent on paying for dinner.
insistent ((that ...)) 坚称(…) She was insistent that she was right.
an insistent ((noun)) 持续的(名词) She heard an insistent knocking at the door.
近义词
同义词: persistent, determined; 反义词: yielding, flexible
词源
源自拉丁语“insistere”，意为“站在上面，坚持”。由“in-”（在…上）和“sistere”（站立）组成。
记忆技巧
想象某人“in”（进入）你的空间，“sist”（站）在那里，不达目的不罢休。