名詞 persuasion:

1. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
   同義詞：suasion
2. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
   同義詞：opinion, sentiment, view, thought

1. Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better.
   利用權(quán)力壓服別人并非永遠是上策，運用說服方法或許更為可取。
2. He had to use all his powers of persuasion.
   他只好盡力進行說服。
3. In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn't agree.
   盡管我努力勸說，他還是不同意。
4. It's my persuasion that such people should not be allowed to enter this country.
   我認為不該讓這樣的人進入這個國家。

per.sua.sion

n.（名詞）
The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded:
勸說，說服：說服的行為或被說服的狀態(tài)：
例句：
.The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process.(Harold J. Laski)
.要民主國家做重大變革，最好能緩慢進行.(哈羅德J.拉斯基)

The ability or power to persuade:
說服力：勸說的能力或力量：
例句：
.Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto.(Marianne Moore)
.我認為說服的三個首要協(xié)助因素是謙恭、集中和興趣.(瑪麗安娜·穆爾)

A strongly held opinion; a conviction.See Synonyms at opinion
堅定的信念；信念參見 opinion

A body of religious beliefs; a religion:
宗教的信仰者；宗教：
例句：
worshipers of various persuasions.
各種宗教的崇拜者

A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.
派系，教派：持某一套特殊思想或信仰的政黨、組織或團體
Informal Kind; sort.
【非正式用語】 種類；類型

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin persu3siô persu3siôn-
源自 拉丁語 persu3siô persu3siôn-
from persu3sus [past participle of] persu3dôre [to persuade] * see persuade
源自 persu3sus [] persu3dôre的過去分詞 [說服] *參見 persuade