insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/verb
no obj.
1- demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal坚持, 坚决要求：
she insisted on carrying her own bag
她坚持要自己提包
with clause he insisted that she came.他坚持要她来。
1.1
insist on
demand forcefully to have something坚持要得到：he insisted on answers to his allegations.
他坚持要得到对他的说法的答复。
1.2
insist on
persist in doing something even though it is annoying or odd坚持做（恼人或奇怪的事情）：the heavy studded boots she insisted on wearing.
她坚持要穿的带防滑钉的厚重靴子。
1.3
- reporting verb maintain or put forward a statement positively and assertively坚持说, 断言：
with clause the chairman insisted that all was not doom and gloom主席坚持说不是毫无希望
with direct speech 'I really am all right now,' Isabel insisted.“我现在真的全好了,"伊莎贝尔坚持说。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'persist, persevere'）： from Latin insistere 'persist', from in- 'upon' + sistere 'stand'.