persuasion

/pəˈsweɪʒn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

说服；劝说；信念

释义与例句

n. 说服；劝说；信念
the act of persuading someone to do or believe something; a particular belief or opinion
  1. It took a lot of persuasion to convince him to come.
    费了很大口舌才说服他来。
  2. Her powers of persuasion are remarkable.
    她的说服力非同寻常。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. People of every political persuasion attended the rally.
    各种政治信念的人都参加了集会。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 per（彻底）+ suas（劝告）+ ion（名词后缀）= 彻底劝告 → 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）
  • persuade 说服；劝说
    动词，persuasion 的词根
  • persuasive 有说服力的
    形容词，由 persuade 加 -ive 构成
  • persuasively 有说服力地
    副词，由 persuasive 加 -ly 构成
同义词
  • conviction 说服；信念
    conviction 强调坚定的信念，persuasion 强调说服他人的行为。
    He spoke with conviction about his ideas. 他坚定地谈论自己的想法。
反义词
  • dissuasion 劝阻；劝止
    dissuasion 意为劝阻某人不做某事，与 persuasion（说服去做）构成反义。
    Despite the dissuasion of his friends, he quit his job. 尽管朋友们劝阻，他还是辞了职。
常见搭配
  • powers of persuasion 说服力
    The lawyer used her powers of persuasion to win the case. 律师运用她的说服力赢得了官司。
  • gentle persuasion 温和的劝说
    A little gentle persuasion was all that was needed. 只需要一点温和的劝说就够了。