单词 | persuasively |
释义 | persuasivelyadv. In a persuasive manner; so as to persuade; convincingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [adverb] persuadingly1552 persuasibly1563 persuasively1650 suasively1837 1650 Briefe Relat. Some Affaires & Transact. No. 38. 550 The sum of the aforesaid Letter exactly and most perswasively framed, by the assistance also of the Raet van Orlach. 1695 Ld. Preston Life Boethius in tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. 32 Sometimes perswasively gliding to that which is to follow. 1749 B. Franklin Proposals rel. Educ. Youth in Writings (1987) xcix Gentlemen, who cannot so much as tell a Story as they should, much less speak clearly and persuasively in any Business. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvi. 311 ‘My advice’, said Mrs. Weston kindly and persuasively, ‘I certainly do feel tempted to give.’ View more context for this quotation 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 349 They almost made me forget myself—so persuasively did they speak. 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) ii. 30 Shadows gathering in the wide sandy miles below this yucca forest persuasively created the image of a sea. 1992 A. Gore Earth in Balance Introd. 15 The voice of caution whispers persuasively in the ear of every politician, often with good reason. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1650 |
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