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insist
[insist 词源字典]
insist:
see
statue
[insist etymology, insist origin, 英语词源]
insist (v.)
1580s, from Latin
insistere
"persist, dwell upon, stand upon," from
in-
"upon" (see
in-
(2)) +
sistere
"take a stand" (see
assist
). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from
insistence
. Related:
Insisted
;
insisting
.