persuasion
noun
pəˈsweɪʒən
noun
1
the
act
of
persuading
someone
to
do
something
说服，劝服
U
After
a
little
gentle
persuasion
,
Debbie
agreed
to
let
us
in.
好言劝说了几句后，黛比就同意让我们进去了。
It
had
taken
a
great
deal
of
persuasion
to
get
him
to
accept.
费尽了口舌才让他接受。
She
used
all
her
powers
of
persuasion
(=skill
at
persuading
people)
to
convince
Tilly
that
it
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
她极尽劝说之能事才让蒂莉相信那件事应该做。
2
a
particular
type
of
belief,
especially
a
political
or
religious
one
[正式] 〔尤指政治或宗教的〕信仰，信念
C | formal
political/religious
persuasion
We
need
people
with
talent,
whatever
their
political
persuasions.
我们需要有才华的人，不管他们的政治信仰如何。
politicians
of
all
persuasions
信仰各异的政治家
3
of the … persuasion
of
a
particular
type
–
often
used
humorously
[正式] …种类的，…派别的〔常为幽默用法〕
formal
an
ancient
bed
of
the
iron
persuasion
古旧的铁床