Word · Frequency #21867
insistently
坚持地；执意地
in an insistent manner; demanding firmly and repeatedly
- 1.
In an insistent manner; pressingly.
坚持地；急切地。
坚持地；急切地。；坚持地；强求地
In use
The little girl insistently asked her mother for one more story.
Someone was insistently knocking on the door, so I went to open it.
She insistently reminded me to take my umbrella.
insistently + [verb]
She insistently asked where he had been.
她一再追问他去过哪里。
say + insistently + that + [clause]
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。
Common mistakes
She looked at me insistent.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”。
The coach was insistently that we needed more practice.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”。
Connections
Collocations
- insistently demand
- 坚持要求
- The workers insistently demanded higher wages.工人们坚持要求提高工资。
- insistently argue
- 坚持认为
- He insistently argued that the decision was unfair.他坚持认为这个决定不公平。
- insistently deny
- 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。
- insistently repeat
- 反复强调
- She insistently repeated her warning.她反复强调自己的警告。
- insistently refuse
- 执意拒绝
- He insistently refused to discuss the matter.他执意拒绝讨论这件事。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 insist（坚持）加副词后缀 -ently 联想：有人反复强调“I insist!”，便是 insistently（坚持地）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面报道 insistently 在口语和书面语中都可以使用，表示“坚持地、执意地”。它通常修饰表示说话或要求的动词，如 say、ask、demand；在需要表达反复、执着语气时使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音上，consistently 和 persistently 与 insistently 的重音都在 /sɪ/，后面的 /stəntli/ 也相同，因此构成真韵；而 diligently、frequently、evidently 虽拼写都含 -ently，但重音和元音各不相同（/ˈdɪlɪdʒəntli/、/ˈfriːkwəntli/、/ˈɛvɪdəntli/），并不与 insistently 押韵，勿按拼写推断读音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.