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

• The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
  有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We've added this notion of a function.
  我们明白了函数的概念。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。