convince

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they convince
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he / she / it convinces
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past simple convinced
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past participle convinced
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-ing form convincing
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  1. to make somebody/yourself believe that something is true使确信;使相信;使信服
    • convince somebody/yourself Are the prime minister's assurances enough to convince the public?总理的保证足以说服公众吗?
    • I'd be very surprised if this argument convinces anybody.如果这种说法能说服任何人,我会感到非常惊讶。
    • to try/manage/fail to convince somebody/yourself 尝试/管理/未能说服某人/自己
    • She has managed to convince even the sceptics.她甚至设法说服了怀疑者。
    • convince somebody/yourself of something You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.你要使他们相信你对这份工作的热忱。🔊🔊
    • convince somebody/yourself (that)… I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.我确信自己是正确的。
    • Will the president be able to convince voters that he deserves a second term?总统能否说服选民相信他应该再度当选?
    • The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of a revolution.经验使他确信欧洲处于革命的边缘。
  2. convince somebody to do something to persuade somebody to do something说服,劝说(某人做某事)
    • I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor.我一直劝他去看病。🔊🔊
    Which Word? persuade / convincepersuade / convince
    • The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it:persuade 的主要意思为说服、劝说
      • I tried to persuade her to see a doctor.我极力劝她去看医生。
      The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true:convince 的主要意思为使确信、信服
      • He convinced me he was right.他使我相信他是正确的。
    • It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade:不过,上述两词两种含义都用的情况相当普遍,尤其是 convince 常作同义词替代 persuade
      • I persuaded/​convinced her to see a doctor.我劝她去看医生。
      Some speakers of British English think that this is not correct.
    Topics Discussion and agreementb1
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘overcome, defeat in argument’): from Latin convincere, from con- ‘with’ + vincere ‘conquer’. Compare with convict.