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。
• The Scientific Concept of Development: the Insistence of Scientific Socialism and the Development
  科学发展观：科学社会主义的坚持和发展
• 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。
• We applaud the president's insistence on tougher environmental laws.
  我们为总统坚持实行更严格的环境法而喝彩。
• On my insistence that he answer the question, he complied.
  经我坚持他非回答这个问题不可，他总算依从了。
• Gorbachev's repeated insistence that the "blank pages" of Soviet history must be filled in.
  戈尔巴乔夫不断地坚持必须填写苏联历史的空白页。
• Girl started to doubt their insistence to wait, is not right.
  丫头开始怀疑自己的坚持等待，是不是对的。
• 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。
• The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd's insistence after accusations of malpractice.
  因被控舞弊，在托德先生的坚持下重新进行了投票。
• 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。