persuasion

per·sua·sion

P0211900 (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).

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

persuasion

(pəˈsweɪʒən) n1. the act of persuading or of trying to persuade2. the power to persuade3. the state of being persuaded; strong belief4. an established creed or belief, esp a religious one5. a sect, party, or faction[C14: from Latin persuāsiō; see persuade]

per•sua•sion

(pərˈsweɪ ʒən)

n. 1. the act of persuading or seeking to persuade. 2. power to persuade; persuasive force. 3. the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced. 4. a deep conviction or belief. 5. a form or system of belief, esp. religious belief: the Quaker persuasion. 6. a sect, group, or faction. 7. kind; sort. [1350–1400; Middle English persuacioun (< Anglo-French, Middle French) < Latin persuāsiō; see persuade, -tion]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	persuasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or actionsuasioncommunicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"line - persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"arm-twisting - persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"canvassing, electioneering, bell ringing - persuasion of voters in a political campaignexhortation, incitement - the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasionproselytism - the practice of proselytizingsloganeering - persuasion by means of empty slogansprompting, suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestionweapon, artillery - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons"dissuasion - persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
	2.	persuasion - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"opinion, sentiment, thought, viewidea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"belief - any cognitive content held as trueeyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"political sympathies, politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

persuasion

noun1. urging, influencing, conversion, inducement, exhortation, wheedling, enticement, cajolery, blandishment, inveiglement It took all her powers of persuasion to induce them to stay.2. belief, views, opinion, party, school, side, camp, faith, conviction, faction, cult, sect, creed, denomination, tenet, school of thought, credo, firm belief, certitude, fixed opinion people who are of a different political persuasionQuotations
"By persuading others, we convince ourselves" [Junius Public Advertiser]

persuasion

noun1. Something believed or accepted as true by a person:belief, conviction, feeling, idea, mind, notion, opinion, position, sentiment, view.2. A system of religious belief:confession, creed, denomination, faith, religion, sect.3. Those who accept and practice a particular religious belief:church, communion, denomination, faith, sect.4. Informal. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.

Translations

说服

persuade

(pəˈsweid) verb1. to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him. We persuaded him (not) to go. 勸說 劝说2. to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince. We eventually persuaded him that we were serious. 使某人相信 使某人相信perˈsuasion (-ʒən) noun the act of persuading. He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do. 說服 说服perˈsuasive (-siv) adjective able to persuade. He is a persuasive speaker; His arguments are persuasive. 有說服力的 有说服力的perˈsuasively adverb 有說服力地 有说服力地perˈsuasiveness noun 有說服力 有说服力