英英單字圖文記憶(269)
insist [ɪnˈsɪst]：
If you insist
that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in
about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or
provided.【堅持；堅決認為(或主張、要求)】
【分解】：
【前綴】in，表：加強。
【字根】sist = stand，表示：站立。
【分析】：insist = 強烈地站立。引申為：堅持；強調；堅決要求；堅決認為。
For example，
Our buyers insist
on high standards of workmanship and materials.
我們的買主對工藝和材料堅持要高標準。
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