insistent
翻譯
堅持的, 固執的, 引人注目的
例句
He was insistent on paying for dinner.
他堅持要付晚餐的錢。
She heard an insistent knocking at the door.
她聽到一陣持續的敲門聲。
文法模式
insistent ((on sth.)) 堅持(某事) He was insistent on paying for dinner.
insistent ((that ...)) 堅稱(…) She was insistent that she was right.
an insistent ((noun)) 持續的(名詞) She heard an insistent knocking at the door.
近義詞
同義詞: persistent, determined; 反義詞: yielding, flexible
詞源
源自拉丁語「insistere」，意為「站在上面，堅持」。由「in-」（在…上）和「sistere」（站立）組成。
記憶技巧
想像某人「in」（進入）你的空間，「sist」（站）在那裡，不達目的不罷休。