notion

英 [ˈnəʊʃn]

美 [ˈnoʊʃn]

n.  观念; 信念; 理解

复数：notions　

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Collins.3 / BNC.1969 / COCA.1714

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。
• At first I scoffed at the notion
  刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
• First of all, I've used the notion of modularity.
  首先，我用到了模块的概念。
• The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
  黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
• 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。
• This is not a romantic notion but verifiable fact
  这不是一个不切实际的念头，而是一个可以证明的事实。
• 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。
• They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
  他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
• He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.
  他心血来潮，突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
• 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。