英英單字圖文記憶(207)
desist [dɪˈsɪst]:
If you desist
from doing something, you stop doing it.【停止(做);不再(做)】
【分解】:
【前缀】de,表:強調。
【字根】sist = stand,表示:站立;停滯不動。
【分析】:desist = 持續站立;停滯不動。引申為:停止;打消念頭。
For example,
You had better desist.
你最好打消念頭吧。