desist

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from). ambitransitive,formal
    — Please desist from telephoning me at this number.

词形变化

desists present,singular,third-person desisting participle,present desisted participle,past desisted past

词汇关系

反义词
continue persevere persist proceed

词源

Etymology tree
Middle French desisterbor.
English desist
Borrowed from Middle French desister, from Latin dēsistō, from dē- + sistō (whence de-).
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