persuade

/pəˈsweɪd/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

说服；劝服

释义与例句

v. 说服；劝服
to make someone decide to do something by giving them reasons or advice
  1. She persuaded her brother to see a doctor.
    她说服哥哥去看医生。
  2. They tried to persuade the council to protect the old building.
    他们试图说服地方议会保护这座老建筑。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Good evidence persuaded the committee to change its decision.
    有力的证据说服委员会改变了决定。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 persuade someone to do something；反义结构 dissuade someone from doing something，注意介词不同。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • persuasion 说服；劝说
    名词，指通过说理或影响使某人改变想法或行为的过程。
  • persuasive 有说服力的
    形容词，常描述论证、证据或演讲能够使人信服。
同义词
  • convince 使信服；说服
    persuade 和 convince 都可表示说服；persuade 常强调劝某人采取行动，convince 常强调使某人相信某事为真，实际使用中常有重叠。
    The scientist used clear data to convince the audience. 这位科学家用清晰的数据使听众信服。
反义词
  • dissuade 劝阻
    persuade someone to do 是劝某人做某事；dissuade someone from doing 是劝某人不要做某事。
    Her friends tried to dissuade her from travelling alone at night. 朋友们试图劝阻她夜间独自旅行。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • advise 建议；劝告
    persuade 表示成功说服或通过劝说促使其行动；advise 只表示提出建议，不保证对方接受。
    The doctor advised him to reduce his salt intake. 医生建议他减少盐的摄入量。
常见搭配
  • persuade someone to do something 说服某人做某事
    We persuaded the manager to extend the deadline. 我们说服经理延长了最后期限。
  • persuade someone into doing something 劝使某人做某事
    He was persuaded into joining the committee by his colleagues. 同事们劝说他加入了委员会。
  • easily persuaded 容易被说服
    She is not easily persuaded by advertising claims. 她不会轻易被广告宣传说服。