convince

convince
verb
  1. [with obj.]cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something
    使确信；使信服
    Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence.
    罗伯特的表情显然使她相信他是清白的。
    [with obj. and clause]she needed to find a way to convince Michel he was wrong.
    她需要想办法使米歇尔相信他错了。
    ■[with obj. and infinitive]persuade (someone) to do something
    说服
    she convinced my father to branch out on his own.
    她说服我父亲独立经营。
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convincer
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'overcome, defeat in argument'): from Latin convincere, from con- 'with' + vincere 'conquer'. Compare with convict
用法
  1. Convince used (with an infinitive) as a synonym for persuade first became common in the 1950s in the US, as in she convinced my father to branch out on his ownSome traditionalists deplore the blurring of distinction between convince and persuade, maintaining that convince should be reserved for situations in which someone's belief is changed but no action is taken as a resulthe convinced me that he was rightwhile persuade should be used for situations in which action resultshe persuaded me rather than he convinced me to seek more adviceIn practice the newer use is well established and used by well-respected writers: around 10 per cent of citations for convince in the Oxford Reading Programme relate to this use
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