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

• First of all, I've used the notion of modularity.
  首先，我用到了模块的概念。
• 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。
• 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'd had a few notions about being a journalist.
  我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。
• Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
  他们的关系完全颠覆了传统的婚姻观念。
• 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。
• Protectionism clearly undermines the notion of an open and efficient market.
  保护主义显然破坏了开放和高效率市场的概念。
• 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。