🔑con·vinceAWBrE/kənˈvɪns/NAmE/kənˈvɪns/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyconvinceBrE/kənˈvɪns/NAmE/kənˈvɪns/present simple - he / she / itconvincesBrE/kənˈvɪnsɪz/NAmE/kənˈvɪnsɪz/past simpleconvincedBrE/kənˈvɪnst/NAmE/kənˈvɪnst/past participleconvincedBrE/kənˈvɪnst/NAmE/kənˈvɪnst/ -ing formconvincingBrE/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/NAmE/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/🔑tomakesb/yourselfbelievethatsthistrue使确信；使相信；使信服◆~sb/yourself (ofsth)You'llneedtoconvincethemofyourenthusiasmforthejob. 你要使他们相信你对这份工作的热忱。◆~sb/yourself (that)…I'dconvincedmyself (that) Iwasright.我确信自己是正确的。🔑~sbtodosthtopersuadesbtodosth说服，劝说（某人做某事）◆I'vebeentryingtoconvincehimtoseeadoctor. 我一直劝他去看病。persuade / 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 BrE think that this is not correct.有些说英式英语的人认为此用法不正确。