notion

英 [ˈnəʊʃn]

美 [ˈnoʊʃn]

n.  观念; 信念; 理解

复数：notions　

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牛津词典

noun

• 观念；信念；理解
  an idea, a belief or an understanding of sth
  1. a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty
     建立在自由平等观念基础上的政治体系
  2. I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
     我不能接受那种认为贪欲也可以是件好事的想法。
  3. She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
     对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 看法;观念;理念
  Anotionis an idea or belief about something.
  1. We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be...
     我们每人都有一个自己想成为什么样的人的想法。
  2. I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable...
     我绝对不能接受我们这一产业的私有化目前已成必然的看法。
  3. I'd had a few notions about being a journalist.
     我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。
• 针头线脑(指针线、纽扣、拉链等小件缝纫用品)
  Notionsare small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用haberdashery

英英释义

noun

• (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
  1. buttons and needles are notions
• a general inclusive concept
• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  1. his impression of her was favorable
  2. what are your feelings about the crisis?
  3. it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
  4. I had a feeling that she was lying
  Synonym:impressionfeelingbeliefopinion
• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  1. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
  2. he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
  3. whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it
  Synonym:whimwhimsywhimsey

双语例句

• I still believe in the notion of an egalitarian society.
  我仍然相信构建人人平等的社会的理念。
• Their view of country people was that they like to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion.
  他们认为乡下人爱讨好陌生人，对此观点我并未予以纠正。
• For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor.
  有一段时间他还不大当真地有过做医生的念头。
• Now research with another animal supports that notion.
  现在，在其他动物上的研究支持了这样一个观点。
• Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
  需要进行认真的研究，以让人们相信在这一重要领域可以取得真正的进展。
• It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion.
  提出这样一个观点可能会被视为异端邪说。
• They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
  他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
• Web services technology introduces the notion of a service-oriented architecture to a business system.
  Web服务技术为业务系统引入了面向服务的体系结构这个概念。
• I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable
  我绝对不能接受我们这一产业的私有化目前已成必然的看法。
• An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future
  一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。