| 单词 | notion |
| 释义 | notion (noʊʃən ) Word forms: notions 1. countable noun [oft NOUN that] A notion is an idea or belief about something. I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable. [+ that] We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be. [+ of] I'd had a few notions about being a journalist. Synonyms: idea, view, opinion, belief 2. plural noun Notions are small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use haberdasheryCollocations: abandon the notion She advised tenants to be realistic about the temporary nature of renting and abandon the notion of finding 'the perfect home'. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Indeed, you could forgive her for abandoning any notion of winning the competition. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He long ago abandoned the notion that architects should be concerned solely with single buildings. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They dismissed the notion that the chemicals caused poisoning or cancer. canada.com (2004) After initially dismissing the notion that the pair are similar, the Liverpool manager accepted that there are traits that they share. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He dismisses the notion with a flick of his wrist. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It wasn't the first time he had entertained the notion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Or she may entertain the notion that she is his chosen one. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He refuses to entertain the notion that his political efforts have been futile. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is a comforting affirmation of our fanciful notions about love and devotion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There is a fanciful, arrogant notion that only the richest people should have the right to take part. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Beating France and Ireland is not a fanciful notion. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Several poems address the way consciousness of the body's vulnerability makes the speaker reassess the notion of self. The Times Literary Supplement In what they see as a blow against divisive notions of self, they are trying to become one entity. Times, Sunday Times He teaches how to avoid the common negative notions of self and perspective on life and how to see the world from a more loving, human viewpoint. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For instance, it's very, very common in our culture today, as everybody knows, for there to be a tremendous amount of ambiguity regarding the notion of truth. Christianity Today The point was to negate the very notion of truth through the absurdity of these claims. The Times Literary Supplement He also expresses some customary postmodern distaste for the notion of truth, a term which he drapes at one point in modish scare quotes. The Times Literary Supplement She has developed the notion of truth as a depreciable asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many authors writing on the topic of the notion of truth advocate or endorse combinations of the following positions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not yet out of the introduction, he blasts against the popular notion that tight rhymes and genuine emotion are mutually exclusive, 'that neatness equates lifelessness'. The Times Literary Supplement The findings challenge the popular notion that only vertebrates can feel pain. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't a popular notion. Times, Sunday Times They were a long way from the charismatic leader of popular notion. Times, Sunday Times Contrary to the popular notion of snakes being slimy because of possible confusion of snakes with worms, snakeskin has a smooth, dry texture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The whole point of sport was to promote the notion of a greater cause: an ideal of ego-loss. Times, Sunday Times Others began trying to promote the notion of injecting stiffening compounds into the organ, a technique abhorrent to all but the most desperate. Times, Sunday Times This research proved to be critical in promoting the notion of a scientific basis for qigong. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some lack a roof, throwing into question the notion of shelter. Globe and Mail You wouldn't think anyone would question the notion that we need more of that, not less. The Sun Several wizards question the notion of blood purity altogether. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And also to question the notion of a museum. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Your article also questions the notion of the support for whaling by landlocked countries, or those where whales are not found. Times, Sunday Times Is that really such a radical notion? Times,Sunday Times And - here's a more radical notion - should we care? Times, Sunday Times This was a radical notion, especially in the minds of the leaders of conservative churches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company's innovative marketing promoted the radical notion of shopping for pleasure rather than necessity and its techniques were adopted by modern department stores the world over. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This deal could serve to reinforce the notion that it is all right not to pay for music. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It reinforces the false notion that the abuse was the child's fault. Christianity Today (2000) This reinforces the notion that a culture change is needed. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The book rejected the notion that workers had neither the desire nor the capability to run their enterprises. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995) Those who know him well reject such notions. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He rejects the notion that the party sticks rigidly to daily policy announcements. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Certainly only a handful of nostalgic eccentrics resist the notion that they share the profession of politician and that it should be their main livelihood. Times, Sunday Times The farming industry resists the notion that this endangers humans, but that argument looks weak today. Times, Sunday Times For too long, he stubbornly resisted the notion that the game had moved on. Times, Sunday Times It's all to do with that ridiculous notion I have about training to be a jockey for a charity race this summer. Times, Sunday Times (2013) To get their best player out is a ridiculous notion. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is a faintly ridiculous notion. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And men have a more romantic notion of love than women, with 56 per cent predicting the feeling would not fade. The Sun (2009) And so the explorers competed to reach the pole, less a place than a geometric and romantic notion. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is a romantic notion that near-death experience changes a man. THE GUARDSMEN (2004) The existence of child prodigies supports the notion that musical ability is present from birth in some children. The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990) It became clear that a number of major chains do not support the notion that they should be transparent and open to external review. SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004) Research supports the notion that it permanently alters the brain, affecting memory and learning. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They had become inextricably linked with the very notion of Britishness. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They questioned the very notion of psychiatric illness. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The very notion will be massively unpopular. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The study says that the traditional notion that cattle infections come from wildlife should be revised. Times, Sunday Times Therefore, such bartenders are quickly transitioning from the traditional notion such a job, in which one stays put in a single location. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It extends the traditional notion of system design beyond the original development of a system to allow users become co-designers and co-developers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The legislation was criticised by those who believe it was damaging the traditional notion of a family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This traditional notion of a face-to-face public sphere has evolved with the invention of online technologies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cheating on such a vast scale undermines the whole notion of any fair assessment of ability, making the results of dubious value to both employers and universities. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This idea of fat as part of the body's biochemical unity is one that undermines the notion of fat as the cause of obesity and disease. Fats, Nutrition and Health (1991) He met resistance because the idea that genes might control behaviour seemed to undermine notions of free will and the legitimacy of the justice system. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I think I had a vague notion that I needed a goal. Times, Sunday Times (2008) All I had was a vague notion knocking around in the back of my head that I might become an agent. For Love or Money (2006) These remain vague notions. Politics, Planning and the State (1990) The whole notion of creating a story and putting it down and making a living from it seemed so outlandish and detached. Times, Sunday Times Jogging, much less marathon running, had yet to become a thing, as had the whole notion of preventive care when it came to the heart. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were tickled pink with the whole notion of winning so much money. Times, Sunday Times The whole notion of vulgarity has been wiped away. Times, Sunday Times Personally, my whole notion of how to spend the weekend has been reprogrammed. Times, Sunday Times But another important difference from the present day was the widespread notion that respectable people should not need to go shopping. The Times Literary Supplement Contrary to a widespread notion, it can even win elections. Times, Sunday Times In the late 1990s, he introduced the now widespread notion of communicative leadership, focusing on the communication aspects of leadership in organisations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This principle reflected widespread notions that people use limited cognitive resources, or use an economy-minded approach to information processing when presented with persuasive information. 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