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.
权威例句
1. The magazine will desist from such language after receiving complaints.
杂志接到投诉之后将杜绝使用此类语言。
2. They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
他们同意停止大规模轰炸。
3. You had better desist.
你最好打消念头吧.
4. I asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.
我要求他停止私下向各报馆编辑诽谤我.
5. The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife.