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

• I'd had a few notions about being a journalist.
  我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At first I scoffed at the notion
  刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
  他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。