insist on:坚持要求;坚决主张;执意要做(某事)。常用于表示不愿让步、反复强调某个要求或做法。(另有 insist that... 等结构,这里侧重 insist on + 名词/动名词。)
/ɪnˈsɪst ɒn/(英)
/ɪnˈsɪst ɑːn/(美)
I insist on paying for dinner.
我坚持要付晚餐的钱。
She insisted on finishing the report herself, even though it was already late and everyone offered to help.
尽管已经很晚、大家也都提出帮忙,她仍坚持要自己完成那份报告。
insist 来自拉丁语 insistere,意为“站在……之上、坚守立场”(in- “在……上” + sistere “使站立”)。因此 insist on 带有“在某事上不退让、坚持到底”的语感。