persuasion

英 [pəˈsweɪʒn]

美 [pərˈsweɪʒn]

n.  说服; 劝说; (宗教或政治)信仰

复数：persuasions　

CET6考研TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7602 / COCA.9532

牛津词典

noun

• 说服；劝说
  the act of persuading sb to do sth or to believe sth
  1. It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was.
     我们没费什么口舌就让她说出了他的下落。
  2. After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come.
     耐心劝说一下，他就同意来了。
  3. She has great powers of persuasion.
     她的游说能力极强。
• （宗教或政治）信仰
  a particular set of beliefs, especially about religion or politics
  1. politicians of all persuasions
     信仰各异的政治人物
  2. every shade of religious persuasion
     形形色色的宗教信仰

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 说服；劝说
  Persuasionis the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe that something is true.
  1. Only after much persuasion from Ellis had she agreed to hold a show at all...
     埃利斯劝了她半天后她才同意办一场展览。
  2. She was using all her powers of persuasion to induce the Griffins to remain in Rollway.
     她在极力劝说格里芬斯一家留在罗尔威。
• N-COUNT 信仰；信念
  If you areofa particularpersuasion, you have a particular belief or set of beliefs.
  1. It is a national movement and has within it people of all political persuasions...
     这是一场全国性运动，参加者的政治信仰各不相同。
  2. Fortunately for me, my kids are of the persuasion that their failings are of their own making.
     对我来说幸运的是,我的孩子们相信失败是他们自己造成的。

英英释义

noun

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
  1. my opinion differs from yours
  2. I am not of your persuasion
  3. what are your thoughts on Haiti?
  Synonym:opinionsentimentviewthought
• the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade)
  Synonym:suasion

双语例句

• His persuasion led to our trying it once more.
  他的劝说使我们又尝试了一次。
• He is not of their religious persuasion.
  他和他们的宗教信仰不同。
• He gave in to my persuasion.
  他听从了我的劝说。
• It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.
  这是如何利用电视进行劝服的一个实际例子。
• His persuasion dissipated my doubts.
  他的劝说打消了我的疑虑。
• My long persuasion failed to yield any result.
  劝说良久，终无效果。
• Our way is not to use violence, but peaceful persuasion and we never use threats.
  我们的方式并不会使用暴力，而是和平的方式说服，我们永远不会使用威胁恐吓。
• He listed what the United States had accomplished through persuasion.
  他列举了美国通过说服取得的成就。
• So the key is consistent persuasion and pressure.
  因此，关键是不断地劝说和施压。
• His powers of persuasion calmed the confusion of the crowd.
  他的说服力让混乱的人群安静了下来。