resist / insist / consist
✅词根相同：‑sist = stand 站立（拉丁语 sistere）
sist = stand 站；前缀改变含义。
1. consist /kənˈsɪst/
con‑(together 一起) + sist(站)
👉站到一起 → 由……组成；存在于
固定搭配（必考）
1. consist of 由……组成（无被动！）
The team consists of five members.
队伍由五个人组成。
2. consist in 在于
Happiness consists in inner peace.
幸福在于内心的平静。
派生词：consistent adj.一致的
2. insist /ɪnˈsɪst/
in‑(into 进入) + sist(站)
👉站进去、坚决站在立场上 → 坚持；坚决主张
搭配
insist on (doing) sth 坚持（做）某事
He insists on going alone.
他坚持要一个人去。
从句考点：insist that…
①表“坚决要求”：从句(should) do
②表“坚持说（事实）”：陈述语气，该什么时态就什么时态
派生词：insistence n.坚持
3. resist /rɪˈzɪst/
re‑(back 向后、对抗) + sist(站)
👉站回来、站出来抵挡 → 抵抗；抗拒
resist temptation 抵制诱惑
cannot resist doing sth 忍不住做某事
派生词：resistance n.抵抗；resistant adj.抵抗的
📌‑sist（站）同根词汇总（高考）
1. consist：con一起+sist站 →站在一起→组成
2. insist：in进入+sist站→站进去立场→坚持
3. resist：re对抗+sist站→站出来抵挡→抵抗
4. persist：per(through)穿过+sist站→一直站着→坚持、执意
persist in doing sth 执意做某事
5. assist：as(to) + sist站→站过去帮忙→帮助
assist sb in doing sth 协助某人做某事
📝辨析易混
– consist of = 由…组成
– insist on = 坚持（主张）
– resist = 抵抗，抗拒
– persist in = 执意，顽固坚持
– assist = 协助
小填空
1. He insisted on ______ (go) there. 👉going
2. This club consists ______ twenty students. 👉of
3. She could not resist ______ (laugh). 👉laughing
记忆口诀：sist = stand站；前缀定词义。