| 释义 |
per·sua·sion
\pə(r)ˈswāzhən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English persuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French persuasion, from Latin persuasion-, persuasio, from persuasus (past participle of persuadēre to persuade) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at persuade
1.
a. : an act or the action of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered or by anything that moves the mind or passions or inclines the will to a determination
b. : something that serves to persuade : a persuading argument : inducement
< if none of these persuasions move you >
c. : ability to persuade : persuasiveness
< there is an inherent persuasion in some voices >
2. : the condition of having the mind influenced (as to decision, acceptance, or belief) from without : the quality or state of being persuaded
3. : something of which one is persuaded: as
a. : a notion or opinion receiving full credence : a view held with complete assurance
< holding the persuasion that they could not fail >
especially : a system of religious or other beliefs
< the several Protestant persuasions >
b. : a group, faction, sect, or party that adheres to a particular system of beliefs or ideas or promotes a particular view, theory, or cause
< composers of all different persuasions — Arthur Berger >
< the Tory persuasion >
4. : kind, sort, description
< persons of the male persuasion >
5. : an act of persuading by force; also : compulsive force
6. : a method of treating the neuroses consisting essentially in rational conversation and reeducation
Synonyms: see opinion, religion |