单词 | conviction |
释义 | con·vic·tion 1. < conviction of the prisoner for burglary > specifically 2. obsolete 3. a. b. (1) < all his tedious talk is but vain boast, or subtle shifts conviction to evade — John Milton > (2) < making them think in order to bring them to conviction of sin — G.B.Shaw > < unaware that for a month he has been under conviction > 4. a. < the conviction that the next man he would meet … would be his father — E.J.Simmons > < conviction that learning was essential for godliness — K.B.Murdock > b. < he was an internationalist by conviction > : a feeling or awareness of the rightness, truth, or certainty of what is thought, spoken, or done < the actors played with great conviction > < not enough ambition to shape his thought, nor enough conviction to give rhythm to his style — W.B.Yeats > c. convictions plural < certain thoughts sustain us in defeat … and it is these thoughts … that we call convictions — W.B.Yeats > Synonyms: see opinion |
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