1. 强迫:insistence 坚持 | insistency 强迫 | insistent 坚持不懈的
2. 坚持:urgency 紧急 | insistency 坚持 | emergency 紧急情况
3. 显著或紧急之事; 坚持 (名):insistence 坚持; 坚决主张 (名) | insistency 显著或紧急之事; 坚持 (名) | insistent 坚持的, 显著的, 迫切的 (形)
4. 强调/强要/主张:insistence /坚持/ | insistency /强调/强要/主张/ | insistent /坚持的/迫切的/显著的/
noun
1. the act of insisting on something
e.g. insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position
Synonym: insistence
2. the state of demanding notice or attention
e.g. the insistence of their hunger
the press of business matters