Importunity

(noun.) insistent solicitation and entreaty; 'his importunity left me no alternative but to agree'.

校对:佩德罗

• Tired, I suppose, with her importunity, he threw down his spade, approached, and pushed the door ajar. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Lily's smile again flowed into a slight laugh: her friend's importunity was beginning to strike her as irrelevant. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He prefers public duties to private, and is somewhat impatient of the importunity of relations. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• These importunities were the mother's pleasure. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• There were numerous brothers and sisters, and the family pursued the French authorities with importunities for rewards and jobs. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• About this time Zat Arras renewed his importunities for her hand in marriage. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• She uttered a smiling acceptance, hailing in the renewal of the tie an escape from Trenor's importunities. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

手打:弗拉德