dissuade
/dɪˈsweɪd/verb
with obj.
- persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action劝阻:
his friends tried to dissuade him from flying.
他的朋友试图劝他不要去飞。
派生词
dissuader
noundissuasion
noundissuasive
adjective词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'advise against'): from Latin dissuadere, from dis- (expressing reversal)+suadere 'advise, persuade'.