convince

/kənˈvɪns/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

使信服；说服

释义与例句

v. 使信服；说服
to make someone believe that something is true
  1. I finally convinced my parents to let me study abroad.
    我最终说服了父母让我出国留学。
  2. The evidence convinced the jury that he was guilty.
    证据使陪审团相信他有罪。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. It took a long time to convince her of the importance of exercise.
    花了很长时间才让她相信锻炼的重要性。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 con（完全）+ vince（征服）→ 完全征服对方的想法 → 说服。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • convincing 有说服力的
    形容词形式
  • conviction 信念；定罪
    名词形式
同义词
  • persuade 说服
    更强调促使对方采取行动
    He persuaded me to join the hiking club. 他说服我加入了徒步俱乐部。
反义词
  • dissuade 劝阻
    表示说服某人不做某事
    I tried to dissuade him from quitting his job. 我试图劝阻他辞职。
常见搭配
  • convince sb of 使某人相信……
    He convinced me of his sincerity. 他让我相信了他的真诚。
  • convince sb to do 说服某人做某事
    She convinced me to try the new restaurant. 她说服我去试试那家新餐厅。
  • be convinced that 确信……
    I am convinced that we will succeed. 我确信我们会成功。