資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r['e]sister, L. resistere,
   pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v.
   causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.]
   1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

            That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can
            resist.                               --Milton.

   2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or
      frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.

            God resisteth the proud.              --James iv. 6.

            Contrary to his high will Whom we resist. --Milton.

   3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.

   4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak.

   Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract;
        check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.