1. 說(shuō)服；勸說(shuō)
    Persuasion is the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe that something is true.

persuasion什么意思

    e.g. Only after much persuasion from Ellis had she agreed to hold a show at all...
           埃利斯勸了她半天后她才同意辦一場(chǎng)展覽。
    e.g. She was using all her powers of persuasion to induce the Griffins to remain in Rollway.
           她在極力勸說(shuō)格里芬斯一家留在羅爾威。

2. 信仰；信念
    If you are of a particular persuasion, you have a particular belief or set of beliefs.

    e.g. It is a national movement and has within it people of all political persuasions...
           這是一場(chǎng)全國(guó)性運(yùn)動(dòng)，參加者的政治信仰各不相同。
    e.g. Fortunately for me, my kids are of the persuasion that their failings are of their own making.
           對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)幸運(yùn)的是,我的孩子們相信失敗是他們自己造成的。