persuade /pəˈsweɪd/:说服;劝服,使某人相信并采取某种行动或接受某种观点。(常见搭配:persuade sb to do sth;persuade sb that…)
(也可指“使相信/使信服”,语义比 convince 更强调“劝导过程”。)
/pəˈsweɪd/
She persuaded him to apologize.
她说服他道了歉。
After weeks of discussion, the scientist persuaded the committee that the new method was both safer and more efficient.
经过数周讨论,这位科学家说服委员会相信新方法既更安全也更高效。
来自拉丁语 persuadēre,由 **per-**(“彻底地”)+ suadēre(“劝告、建议”)构成,原意有“充分劝导,使人听从/相信”的含义,后来进入法语并在英语中固定为“说服”。