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 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。
• He is a childish insistence that everyone listen to him.
  他孩子气地坚持要大家都听他说话。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• He took a week's holiday at my insistence.
  在我的坚持下，他度了一个星期的假。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In some ways, process management is equal parts negotiation and insistence that processes be followed.
  在某些方面，流程管理是遵循流程的平等部门之间的协商和坚持。