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单词 insistent
释义 in·sis·tent
I. \-tənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin insistent-, insistens, present participle of insistere to insist, stand upon
1. archaic : standing or resting on something
2.
 a. : insisting or disposed to insist : persistent, persevering
  < insistent demands >
 b. : compelling attention : obtrusively conspicuous
  < working in the insistent heat >
  < insistent pounding of waves >
  < a bold insistent butte >
3. [French insistant, present participle of insister to insist] of a bird's hind toe : inserted so far above the base of other toes that only the tip will reach to the ground — opposed to incumbent
Synonyms: see pressing
II. noun
(-s)
: an insistent person
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