insistently + [verb]
She insistently asked where he had been.
她一再追问他去过哪里。
坚持地;执意地
坚持地;急切地。;强求地
in an insistent manner; demanding firmly and repeatedly
坚持地;急切地。
In an insistent manner; pressingly.
The little girl insistently asked her mother for one more story.
小女孩坚持要求妈妈再讲一个故事。
用法提示:insistently 是副词,修饰 asked,表示「坚持地、执意地」,体现她反复、不愿放弃的态度。
Someone was insistently knocking on the door, so I went to open it.
有人一个劲儿地敲门,于是我去开门。
用法提示:insistently 是副词,修饰 knocking,表示动作持续不停,即「一个劲儿地、坚持地」。
She insistently reminded me to take my umbrella.
她坚持提醒我带伞。
用法提示:insistently 是副词,修饰 reminded,表示「坚持地、反复地」,说明提醒带有执着态度。
She insistently asked where he had been.
她一再追问他去过哪里。
insistently 可放在动词前或后;放在 say、repeat 等动词后时,常可译为“坚持说/反复说”。
She said insistently that she was telling the truth.
她坚持说自己说的是实话。
强调长时间不间断地坚持,不一定带强求语气;insistently 更常指言语上反复坚持。
侧重态度坚定不动摇,语气正式,不强调反复纠缠。
强调决心强、不退缩,常用于正式语境,比 insistently 更侧重果断而非反复要求。
常含贬义,强调不合理地不肯让步,比 insistently 语气更强。
强调不顾困难地坚持行动或努力,insistently 更常指言语或主张的坚持。
grammar · medium
易错句子She looked at me insistent.
正确表达She looked at me insistently.
在英语中,副词修饰动词、形容词或其他副词,通常以 -ly 结尾;而“insistent”是形容词,不能修饰动词“looked at”。正确的副词形式是“insistently”,表示“坚持地、执意地”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The coach was insistently that we needed more practice.
正确表达The coach was insistent that we needed more practice.
系动词“was”后面的表语要用形容词,不能用副词。“Insistently”是副词,不能作表语;应改用形容词“insistent”,表示“坚持的、执意的”。
指缺乏坚持的力度,与 insistently‘坚持地’相对。
指缺乏执着或决心,不能用于表示‘不坚持要求’的语境。
指不坚持自己的主张,与 insistently‘执意地’相对。
指不坚决、不确定,与 insistently‘坚持地’相对;多指态度犹豫而非强度不足。
persistently 侧重持续不断、不放弃;insistently 侧重语气急切、不容拒绝。
consistently 表示行为前后一致、每次如此;insistently 表示坚持强调、执意要求。
stubbornly 带贬义,指顽固不肯改变;insistently 中性偏强求,指一再坚持某一要求或主张。
坚持要求
The workers insistently demanded higher wages.
工人们坚持要求提高工资。
坚持认为
He insistently argued that the decision was unfair.
他坚持认为这个决定不公平。
坚决否认
They insistently denied any involvement in the incident.
他们坚决否认与此事有任何牵连。
反复强调
She insistently repeated her warning.
她反复强调自己的警告。
执意拒绝
He insistently refused to discuss the matter.
他执意拒绝讨论这件事。
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in-(前缀,=upon/on,在…上)+ sist(拉丁词根,=stand,站立)+ -ent(形容词后缀)+ -ly(副词后缀);同根词:insist(坚持),insistent(坚持的),insistence(坚持),persist(坚持),resist(抵抗),consist(组成)
常与 insistently 搭配,表示坚决、不容商量地要求。
体现 insistently 所表达的不容忽视的坚持态度。
反复述说或要求是坚持做某事的常见表现。
在催促或力劝时也常带有 insistently 的那种坚定语气。
强烈反对或表达不满时,往往以 insistently 的方式持续进行。
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