dissuade

/dɪˈsweɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈsweɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈswād/ (ame, mw)

dissuade — verb

  • dissuadepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • dissuadeshe / she / it
  • dissuadedpast simple
  • dissuading-ing form

1. to talk to someone in a way that makes them decide not to do a particular thing

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to talk to someone in a way that makes them decide not to do a particular thing they were planning or wanting to do.

例句

Sana tried to dissuade her brother from quitting his job before he had a new one.

dissuade + somebody + from + -ing

The coach could not dissuade Darius from running the marathon with an injured knee.

dissuade + somebody + from + -ing

同義詞
  • deter

    broader; can include fear or obstacles, not just talking — 'high prices deter buyers'

  • discourage

    softer and more general; covers reducing enthusiasm without necessarily stopping the action

  • talk out of

    everyday informal equivalent of 'dissuade' in spoken English

反義詞
  • persuade

    direct opposite — talk someone into doing something

  • encourage

    softer opposite; build up someone's willingness rather than push them to act

文法句型

dissuade + somebody + from + -ing

dissuade + somebody

用法筆記

Subject is typically a person giving advice, warning, or argument; the object is the person being talked out of an action. Often followed by 'from + -ing'; the bare-object pattern ('dissuaded Obi') is possible but less common. More formal than 'talk out of'.

常見錯誤

❌She dissuaded him to leave the company.
✅She dissuaded him from leaving the company.
💡'dissuade' takes 'from + -ing', not 'to + infinitive'.
❌He dissuaded the idea.
✅He dissuaded her from the idea.
💡the direct object must be a person, not the action or idea itself.