- [uncountable]
the act of persuading somebody to do something or to believe something 說服；勸說 It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. 我們沒費什麽口舌就讓她說出了他的下落。 After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. 耐心勸說一下，他同意來了。 She has great powers of persuasion. 她的遊說能力極強。 I wasn’t intending to sell, but I’m open to persuasion. 我不打算賣，但我願意接受勸說。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1He will use every means of persuasion to make her stay. 他將使用一切手段說服她留下。 I had to use a little gentle persuasion to get her to agree. 我不得不溫和地勸了她一會兒她才同意。 I think with a little persuasion we can get her to come here. 我認爲，我們只要稍微勸勸她，就能說動她來這裏。 I used all of my powers of persuasion to get Jay to come back. 我使出所有本事勸傑伊回來。 She didn't need much persuasion. 她不需要太多的勸說。 She is uncertain of what she wants and is open to persuasion. 她拿不準自己想要什麽，願意聽聽别人的說法。 She is very charming, and skilled in the art of persuasion. 她很有魅力，而且很懂得如何說服别人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gentle
- a little
- use
- need
- take
- …
- the art of persuasion
- a means of persuasion
- somebody’s powers of persuasion
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
a particular set of beliefs, especially about religion or politics （宗教或政治）信仰 Politicians of all persuasions condemned the attacks. 各種信仰的政治家都譴責了這些襲擊。 every shade of religious persuasion 形形色色的宗教信仰
Extra ExamplesOlder people, of whatever political persuasion, tended to disagree with the statement. 無論政治觀點如何，老年人往往不同意這種說法。 He was not brought up in any particular religious persuasion. 他不是在任何特定的宗教信仰中長大的。 Although I am not of your persuasion, I applaud what you are saying. 雖然我不贊成你的觀點，但我爲你所說的鼓掌。 young people of every persuasion 持各種信仰的年輕人 discrimination on the grounds of a person's sexual persuasion 基於性取向的歧視 The meeting is open to people of all political persuasions. 持任何政治信仰的人都可以參加這個會議。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- religious
- sexual
- …
- of all, different, varying, etc. persuasions
- of… persuasion
- of every persuasion
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin persuasio(n-), from the verb persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’.
Idioms
of the… persuasion
- (formal or humorous)
of the type mentioned 說服；勸說 peers of the Liberal persuasion 自由黨貴族