词彙精選：insist的用法和辨析

词彙精選：insist的用法和辨析

本文详细介绍了英语单词"insist"的用法和辨析，通过多个例句展示了该词的不同用法，并与其他类似词汇进行了对比，有助于读者更好地理解和使用该单词。

详细释义：

v.

坚决要求，坚持 [I]

例句：

I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.
我認為雙方堅持自己的價格是不明智的。

例句：

I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你給我一個直截了當的回答。

坚持说，固执己见 [I]

例句：

He contradicts everything I say, even if he has to insist that black is white.
他反駁我說的每一件事， 甚至堅持指鹿為馬。

例句：

"Surely he did right," she insisted.
“肯定他做對了，”她堅持說。

词义辨析：

insist,persist,persevere,adhere,cling

这些动词均有“坚持”之意。insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事，但更常用於贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。persevere含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力。adhere与to连用，指坚持意见、计划或承诺等，含坚持不懈之意。cling和to连用，指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。

参考例句：

We insist on self-reliance.
我們堅決主張自力更生。

I insist on his innocence.
我堅認他無罪。

I insist that he is innocent.
我堅持認為他是無罪的。

I always insist on wholemeal bread.
我一貫主張要吃全麥麵包。

I insist on doing more work.
我堅持要做更多工作。

My parents insist on coming, too.
我父母也堅持要來。

We insist on seeing someone in authority.
我們一定要見到掌權的人。

The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.
旅行者堅持按旅行計劃行事。

I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你給我一個直截了當的回答。

I will insist upon getting my refund soon.
我堅持要立刻取回我的退款。