pron. 沒有人,無人;
n. 小人物,無足輕重的人;
?? no無 +body 人→ pron.誰也不;無人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
沒人能夠反駁他的說法。
近義:none
adv. 始終;一直;重復不斷地;
?? con始終+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始終站著=不變的 + ly ...地 → 不變地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她覺得她的丈夫時常貶低她的成就。
近義:incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
vt.& vi. 堅持;強調;堅決要求;堅決認為;
?? in加強+sist站立→一直站→堅持;硬要
"Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials."
我們的買主對工藝和材料堅持要高標準。
近義:persevere, persist, continue
反義:quit, stop, cease, abandon, end, abdicate