- [uncountable]
the act of persuading somebody to do something or to believe something 说服；劝说 It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. 我们没费什么口舌就让她说出了他的下落。 After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. 耐心劝说一下，他同意来了。 She has great powers of persuasion. 她的游说能力极强。 I wasn’t intending to sell, but I’m open to persuasion. 我不打算卖，但我愿意接受劝说。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1He will use every means of persuasion to make her stay. 他将使用一切手段说服她留下。 I had to use a little gentle persuasion to get her to agree. 我不得不温和地劝了她一会儿她才同意。 I think with a little persuasion we can get her to come here. 我认为，我们只要稍微劝劝她，就能说动她来这里。 I used all of my powers of persuasion to get Jay to come back. 我使出所有本事劝杰伊回来。 She didn't need much persuasion. 她不需要太多的劝说。 She is uncertain of what she wants and is open to persuasion. 她拿不准自己想要什么，愿意听听别人的说法。 She is very charming, and skilled in the art of persuasion. 她很有魅力，而且很懂得如何说服别人。
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. 各种信仰的政治家都谴责了这些袭击。 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. 无论政治观点如何，老年人往往不同意这种说法。 He was not brought up in any particular religious persuasion. 他不是在任何特定的宗教信仰中长大的。 Although I am not of your persuasion, I applaud what you are saying. 虽然我不赞成你的观点，但我为你所说的鼓掌。 young people of every persuasion 持各种信仰的年轻人 discrimination on the grounds of a person's sexual persuasion 基于性取向的歧视 The meeting is open to people of all political persuasions. 持任何政治信仰的人都可以参加这个会议。
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 说服；劝说 peers of the Liberal persuasion 自由党贵族