詞彙精選：insist的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

堅決要求，堅持 [I]

例句：

I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.

我認爲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。

堅持說，固執己見 [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， 甚至堅持指鹿爲馬。

例句：

"Surely he did right," she insisted.

“肯定他做對了，”她堅持說。

二、詞義辨析：

insist,persist,persevere,adhere,cling

這些動詞均有“堅持”之意。insist通常用於對意見、主張等的堅持。persist用於褒義指堅持繼續做某事，但更常用於貶義，指不聽勸告，頑固堅持。persevere含褒義，強調堅持不懈的努力。adhere與to連用，指堅持意見、計劃或承諾等，含堅持不懈之意。cling和to連用，指對信仰、意見、習慣等的堅持。

三、參考例句：

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.

我堅持認爲他是無罪的。

I always insist on wholemeal bread.

我一貫主張要吃全麥麪包。

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。