mid-15c., from Middle French désister (mid-14c.), from Latin desistere "to stand aside, leave off, cease," from de- "off" (see de-) + sistere "stop, come to a stand" (see assist). Related: Desisted; desisting.
雙語例句
1. The magazine will desist from such language after receiving complaints.
雜志接到投訴之后將杜絕使用此類語言。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
他們同意停止大規模轟炸。
來自《權威詞典》
3. You had better desist.
你最好打消念頭吧.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. I asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.
我要求他停止私下向各報館編輯誹謗我.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife.