英语词汇“persuasion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

per·sua·sion

(pər-swāzhən)

1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: "The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process" (Harold J. Laski).

2. The ability or power to persuade: "Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto" (Marianne Moore).

3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction: "He had a strong persuasion that Likeman was wrong" (H.G. Wells).

a. A body of religious beliefs; a religion: worshipers of various persuasions.

b. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.

5. Informal Kind; sort: "the place where ... rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars" (Christopher John Farley).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin persuāsiō, persuāsiōn-, from persuāsus, past participle of persuādēre, to persuade; see PERSUADE.]

单词	persuasion
释义	per·sua·sion (pər-swāzhən) n. 1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: "The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process" (Harold J. Laski). 2. The ability or power to persuade: "Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto" (Marianne Moore). 3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction: "He had a strong persuasion that Likeman was wrong" (H.G. Wells). 4. a. A body of religious beliefs; a religion: worshipers of various persuasions. b. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs. 5. Informal Kind; sort: "the place where ... rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars" (Christopher John Farley). [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin persuāsiō, persuāsiōn-, from persuāsus, past participle of persuādēre, to persuade; see PERSUADE.]
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