an idea, a belief or an understanding of something 观念;信念;理解 - notion of something
a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty 建立在自由平等观念基础上的政治体系 She had only a vague notion of what might happen. 对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。 He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem. 他不知道这个问题有多难。 The author challenges preconceived notions of storytelling. 作者挑战了先入为主的讲故事的观念。 She dismissed the very notion of compromise. 她否定了妥协的想法。 - notion that…
I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing. 我不能接受那种认为贪欲也可以是件好事的想法。 - notion how, what, why, etc…
I haven't the faintest notion how to get there. 我压根儿就不知道怎样去那儿。 - notion about something
I don't have any romantic notions about rural living. 我对农村生活没有任何浪漫的想法。
Extra ExamplesHe was committed to the notion of tolerance. 他信奉宽容的理念。 He's got some vague notion that people will be queuing up to finance the project. 他有一些模糊的想法,认为人们会排队为这个项目融资。 There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem. 人们似乎普遍认为这个问题没法解决。 They have come to reject the traditional notion of womanhood. 他们已经到了反对有关妇女的传统观念的地步。 They refused to entertain the notion. 他们拒绝接受这一主张。 We must dispel this notion that you can rely on the state for everything. 我们必须打消一切都要靠国家的念头。 I had only the vaguest notion of what he was like. 对于他是什么样的人我那时所知甚少。 Our political system is based on notions of justice and equality. 我们的政治体制建立在公正和平等观念的基础上。 They were not familiar with the notion that women should have equal status with men. 他们不熟悉女性应该与男性享有平等地位的观念。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absurd
- foolish
- misguided
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- have
- challenge
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- notion of
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.- notion of something