persuasion

/pəˈsweɪʒn/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˈsweɪʒn/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˈswā-zhən/ (ame, mw)

persuasion — noun

  • persuasionsingular
  • persuasionsplural

1. the process of talking to someone until they change their mind or agree to do so

1.名詞C2
釋義

the process of talking to someone until they change their mind or agree to do something

例句

After an hour of persuasion, Leo finally agreed to call the doctor.

after an hour of persuasion

Mina joined the choir after some gentle persuasion from her older sister.

collocation: gentle persuasion

同義詞
  • coaxing

    usually gentler and more personal, often used for small actions

  • encouragement

    more supportive, with less focus on changing someone's view

  • pressure

    stronger and often suggests force or discomfort

  • influence

    broader, since it can happen without direct argument

反義詞
  • resistance

    shows that someone does not yield to attempts to change their mind

  • refusal

    focuses on a clear no after persuasion is attempted

文法句型

after a lot of persuasion

with a little persuasion

no amount of persuasion

by persuasion

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and common after words like gentle, patient, and little, or in phrases such as by persuasion and no amount of persuasion. Distinguish from sense 2, which names a belief group rather than the act of influencing someone.

常見錯誤

❌After many persuasions, she signed the form.
✅After a lot of persuasion, she signed the form.
💡this sense is usually uncountable in everyday English.

2. a set of religious or political beliefs that a person or group follows

2.名詞C2
釋義

a set of religious or political beliefs that a person or group follows

例句

Her parents were of a different religious persuasion from our family.

pattern: of a religious persuasion

Most voters in the village are of a conservative persuasion.

pattern: of a conservative persuasion

同義詞
  • creed

    often used for a formal set of religious beliefs

  • ideology

    more common for organized political or social ideas

  • denomination

    only fits branches within a religion, especially Christianity

  • affiliation

    broader and can refer to simple group connection, not beliefs themselves

文法句型

of a [religious or political] persuasion

of the same persuasion

every political persuasion

用法筆記

Often follows of in phrases like of a liberal persuasion or of the same persuasion. Common with religious and political labels, and much less common than sense 1 in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌She is a Christian persuasion.
✅She is of a Christian persuasion.
💡this sense usually appears after 'of' when naming someone's belief group.