- resist
[resist 词源字典]
- resist: see statue
[resist etymology, resist origin, 英语词源] - resist (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French resister "hold out against" (14c.), from Latin resistere "to make a stand against, oppose; to stand back; withstand," from re- "against" (see re-) + sistere "take a stand, stand firm" (see assist). Related: Resisted; resisting.