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insistence

🇬🇧 UK/in'sistəns/🇺🇸 US/in'sistәns/
TOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

The act of firmly demanding or maintaining something; persistent emphasis.

坚持,坚决主张

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
siststand, set, place
+
encestate, quality
=insistence

Common Collocations

  • 1.insistence on对...的坚持
  • 2.insistence that坚持说
  • 3.[insistence] demand[坚决]要求

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His insistence on perfection sometimes frustrated his team members.

  • 2.

    At her insistence, the meeting was postponed to a later date.

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