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suasion

/swey-zhuhn/US // ˈsweɪ ʒən //UK // (ˈsweɪʒən) //

劝说,劝导,劝服,劝告

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
    • : an instance of this; a persuasive effort.

Examples

  • But our authority, moral suasion, and dollars secured the peace in both Europe and Japan.

  • It was inevitable that Carver should undervalue moral suasion; a military man, he recognized only the arbitrament of brute force.

  • This, however, is effected by moral suasion alone, and physical punishment is extremely rare.

  • Either they would have the workers give up all struggle and depend upon moral suasion, or they would have them riot.

  • Just a flicker of vindictiveness crept into Boris' eyes, and under the suasion of firearms he turned again to the bag.

  • In the passage here omitted, Eleusius tries to win her over, but neither suasion nor scourging shake her resolution.