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con·vic·tion /kənˈvɪkʃən/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 定罪，判罪
A single “misstatement” can lead to conviction. 一句“错话”可导致判罪。
He was sent to prison on conviction of writing bad cheques. 他因开假支票而被判罪监禁。
This was her third conviction for stealing. 这是她第三次因偷窃而被判罪。
2. 说服；信服
speak with conviction 令人信服地说
The audience was swayed by the speaker's conviction. 听众被演讲人的说服力所打动。
When he first asked her to marry him, he hadn't done it with any conviction. 最初向她求婚时他的态度全无把握。
sb.'s conviction of the seriousness of the matter 某人对问题严重性的信服
3. 确信，深信；坚定的信仰
It was his firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace. 他坚信应尽一切努力维持世界和平。
I speak in the full conviction that our cause is just. 我深信我们的事业是正义的。
a man of great conviction and ability 一个信仰坚定能力出众的人
radical political convictions 激进的政治信念
4. 认识过错，(因过错而感到的)自悔；服罪；服理
be under conviction of sin 因犯罪而自悔
phr. be open to conviction 愿意听取可信服的证据，愿意服理 carry conviction 有说服力，令人信服 The story of his sufferings would carry conviction to anyone who heard it. 任何人听到他受的痛苦都会相信的。have the courage of one's convictions 见 courage |