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Insistent Means Latin Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 ɪn'sɪstənt] 美 ɪn'sɪstənt

英语单词 insistent
英美音标 英 [ɪn'sɪstənt] 美 [ɪn'sɪstənt]
中文释义 adj.坚持的;迫切的
英语例句 (1) He was insistent on walking home.
(2) You mustn't be late; he was the most insistent about that.
(3) There was an insistent knock on my door.
(4) The insistent demands of the army for more funds.
中文例句 (1) 他坚持走回家。
(2) 你万万不可迟到,他对这一点最严格。
(3) 我听到一阵急促的敲门声。
(4) 军队需要增加军费的紧急要求。
vocabulary简明 Insistent means "unwilling to let go or back down." If a salesperson is insistent, you may find it hard to walk away without buying something.
vocabulary扩展 Insistent shares a root with the verb insist: the Latin word insistere, which means "persist, dwell upon, stand upon." If you are insistent, you won't take "no" for an answer, dwelling on your ideas, standing up for your position. Insistent can also mean "demanding attention," like the insistent ringing of the telephone at a busy office or the insistent cries of a hungry baby.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚持的;坚决要求的 Someone who is insistent keeps insisting that a particular thing should be done or is the case.
  [oft ADJ that]
  • The men are very insistent that you leave right away.

    他们坚决要求你立即离开。

  • He is most insistent on this point...

    他在这点上很坚持。

  • 'When can I see him?' Her tone was insistent now.

    “我什么时候能见他?”她的语气变得坚决。

insistently
  • 'What is it?' his wife asked again, gently but insistently.

    “怎么回事?”他妻子又问了一遍,语气温柔却坚决。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](噪音、节奏等)持续的,经久不息的 An insistent noise or rhythm keeps going on for a long time and holds your attention.
  • ...the insistent rhythms of the Caribbean and Latin America.

    加勒比海与拉丁美洲经久不息的韵律节拍

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