in·sist·ence /ɪnˈsɪstəns/ n. 坚持；强调；坚决要求；坚决主张 insistence on independence 坚持独立 On my insistence that he answer the question, he complied. 经我坚持他非回答这问题不可，他总算依从了。 He married, at his family's insistence, a woman not of his own choice. 由于家人的坚决要求，他才跟一个并非自己看中的女子结了婚。