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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Virginia, it's not my insistence. It's your own doctor's.
  弗吉尼亚，不是我在强迫你，是你医生的建议。
• 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。
• 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
• But neither sanctions nor campaigners 'insistence that all debt is bad tackle the root problem.
  但无论是实施制裁，还是活动人士有关只要是债务，就不是好事的主张，都无法从根本上解决问题。
• 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。
• I did it because of your insistence.
  我做这事是因为你的坚持。
• 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。