insistence學測 L6KK [ˌɪˈnsɪstəns] ｜ /ˌɪˈnsɪstəns/
堅持；一再要求·強烈主張
抽象名詞，學測閱讀常見
Despite the teacher's repeated insistence on silence, the students kept whispering during the exam.
儘管老師一再堅持要保持安靜，學生們段考時還是竊竊私語。
一個畫面：拔河不放手
抓緊繩子雙手死抓，不肯放開
反覆拉扯一次次用力要求，不放棄
對方讓步拉久了，對方終於妥協
義項
抓繩堅持C1noun堅持；一再要求
Despite his mother's insistence that he wear a coat, he refused and went outside in the cold.
儘管媽媽堅持要他穿外套，他還是拒絕，跑到外面吹冷風。
insistence on wearing a coatdespite his insistence
用力主張C1noun強烈主張
Despite her parents' insistence that she study medicine, Sarah enrolled in an art school.
儘管爸媽強烈主張她念醫學系，Sarah最後還是念了美術系。
parents' insistence
片語
insistence on拉扯不放 →堅持要求某件事
despite his insistence不聽勸阻 →不管別人怎麼勸
你會不會這樣說？
Despite his mother's ___ that he wear a coat, he refused. (insistence / assistance)
看答案
insistence
insistence 是「堅持」，assistance 是「協助」，語意不同。
'Despite her parents' insistence that she study medicine, Sarah enrolled in an art school.' 這裡的 insistence 最接近哪個意思？(A) 堅持要求 (B) 強烈主張 (C) 完全放棄
看答案
(B)
此句強調爸媽堅持己見，對應「強烈主張」這個義項。
字族
insist 堅持；一再要求（動詞）・insistent 堅持的；強硬的（形容詞）