Persuasion



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解释

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• n. 说服, 劝服
• ［英］ n. 说服, 劝服 ( the act of persuading)
• ［记］ 来自persuade ( 说服, 劝服) , per ( 始终) ＋suade ( 敦促) -> 始终敦促 -> 劝说
• ［同］ 同根词: dissuasion ( 劝阻, 劝止)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English persuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French persuasion, from Latin persuasion-, persuasio, from persuadēre
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the act or process or an instance of persuading
  • b. a persuading argument
  • c. the ability to persuade ; persuasiveness
• 2. the condition of being persuaded
• 3.
  • a. an opinion held with complete assurance
  • b. a system of religious beliefs; also a group adhering to a particular system of beliefs
• 4. kind, sort
• Synonyms: see opinion

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