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

• 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。
• Researchers say the results contradict the notion such music is linked to aggression and delinquency.
  研究者说研究结果否定了这类音乐与攻击性还有犯罪有关的想法。
• They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
  他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
• Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
  他们的关系完全颠覆了传统的婚姻观念。
• It is this unity of the notion and being that constitutes the notion of God.
  这种概念与存在的统一构成上帝的概念。
• The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools
  价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
• 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。
• First of all, I've used the notion of modularity.
  首先，我用到了模块的概念。
• Section 1 defines the notion of robustness, and argues for its importance.
  第1节定义了鲁棒性的概念并论证了它的重要性。
• Every common-sense notion about space, time, and speed becomes totally inappropriate.
  关于空间、时间和速率的每一个常识性概念统统都不适合了。