insist和insist on 坚持到底：insist常见用法解析

坚持到底：insist常见用法解析  

Event is not the size of the power， and can insist on how long.,                                                                                                    ——Samuel Johnson,成大事不在于力量的大小，而在于能坚持多久。,                                                                                                    ——塞·约翰生,一、你知道insist有几种含义吗？,v.,1.坚决要求，坚持 [I],I think it unwise for both of us to insist on his own price.,我认为双方坚持自己的价格是不明智的。,2.坚持说，固执己见 [I],He contradicts everything I say, even if he has to insist that black is white.,他反驳我说的每一件事， 甚至坚持指鹿为马。,二、词义辨析：表示相同词义的还有哪些词呢？,insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling,这些动词均有“坚持”之意。

insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。

persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事，但更常用于贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。

persevere含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力。

adhere与to连用，指坚持意见、计划或承诺等，含坚持不懈之意。

cling和to连用，指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。,三、学会insist的用法了吗？来做个小测试吧,It is very bad form to insist on talking about oneself.,_______________________________________________