convince

convince

英 [kən'vɪns]
　　美 [kən'vɪns]

vt. 說服；使確信，使信服

v.(動詞)convince的基本意思是通過擺事實、講道理或者出示證據等方法使人確信某一事實,側重人的理性因素。convince是及物動詞,其賓語多為人,而“信服”的內容則可由介詞of引出或由that從句充當。convince也可接以動詞不定式充當補足語的復合賓語,其意思是“勸說，說服”,是美式英語用法。convince後面可以直接接人，如果表達“說服某人某事”可用“convince…of…”或“convince…that…”的結構。

We hope to convince him of our sincerity.
We hope to convince him that we are sincere.

中文詞源：

convince 堅信，確信

con-, 強調。-vince, 勝利，詞源同evince, victory. 即戰勝，使信服。

例句：

1. I'm not going to believe it myself, never mind convince anyone else.
我自己都不會相信，更別提說服別人瞭。

2. It became clear that I hadn't been able to convince Mike.
我顯然沒有能夠說服邁克。

3. You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
你要使他們相信你殷切希望得到這份工作。

4. It's hopeless trying to convince her.
想說服她簡直是徒勞。

5. It requires a lot of talking to convince him.
要說服他很費口舌.