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N0174000 (nō′shən)n.1. A belief or opinion: had an old-fashioned notion of what qualities were most important in a mate.2. A mental image; an idea or conception: Do you have any notion of what I'm referring to? See Synonyms at idea.3. An impulse or whim: I suddenly had the notion of walking by the river.4. notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.

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[Middle English nocioun, concept, from Latin nōtiō, nōtiōn-, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

notion

(ˈnəʊʃən) n1. a vague idea; impression2. an idea, concept, or opinion3. an inclination or whim[C16: from Latin nōtiō a becoming acquainted (with), examination (of), from noscere to know]

no•tion

(ˈnoʊ ʃən)

n. 1. a general, vague, or imperfect conception or idea. 2. an opinion, view, or belief. 3. a conception or idea: his notion of democracy. 4. a fanciful or foolish idea; whim. 5. notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, or ribbon, displayed together for sale. [1560–70; < Latin nōtiō examination, idea <nō-, base of nōscere to come to know (see notify)] no′tion•less, adj. syn: See idea.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	notion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"impression, belief, feeling, opinionidea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails"hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
	2.	notion - a general inclusive conceptconcept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instancesmumpsimus - a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"
	3.	notion - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"whimsey, whimsy, whimidea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
	4.	notion - (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"ribbon - notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

notion

noun1. idea, view, opinion, belief, concept, impression, judgment, sentiment, conception, apprehension, inkling, mental image or picture, picture I disagree with the notion that violence on TV causes acts of violence in society. He has a realistic notion of his capabilities.2. whim, wish, desire, fancy, impulse, inclination, caprice I had a whimsical notion to fly off to Rio that night.

notion

noun1. Something believed or accepted as true by a person:belief, conviction, feeling, idea, mind, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view.2. That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity:concept, conception, idea, image, perception, thought.3. An impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, vagary, whim, whimsy.Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.

Translations

奇想想法意图理解突然的念头

notion

(ˈnəuʃən) noun1. understanding. I've no notion what he's talking about. 理解 理解2. an uncertain belief; an idea. He has some very odd notions. 觀念，想法 观念，想法 3. a desire for something or to do something. He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt. 心血來潮 突然的念头，奇想，意图