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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Forgive my insistence, but the motor launch is waiting.
  请原谅我决定，汽艇已经在等您了。
• 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。
• Everyone could not believe him, until in his insistence, the villagers dug a girl's grave.
  谁都不敢相信他的话，直到在他的坚持下，乡亲们掘开了姑娘的坟墓。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Others object to the "coercion" in GPL's insistence that modified versions are also free.
  还有人反对GPL坚持修改版必须自由的强迫性。