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单词 notion
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Definition of notion in English:

notion

noun ˈnəʊʃ(ə)nˈnoʊʃ(ə)n
  • 1A conception of or belief about something.

    children have different notions about the roles of their parents
    I had no notion of what her words meant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reductionism and the criterial theory lean heavily on the notion of analytic or conceptual truth.
    • We see the world from different perspectives and have different notions of what constitutes fairness.
    • Present-day belief in these medieval notions is incredible.
    • Though the concept of beauty is timeless, notions of what constitutes the perfect physical form have changed over time.
    • Our examination of the particular concepts by topic suggests differing notions about what is meant by core concept.
    • Words like ‘family’ are also ambiguous, because people will have different notions of who makes up their family.
    • Disparate sides may well use the same word or concept to evaluate and characterise beliefs and ideas, yet load them with different notions and values.
    • That is what Sir Owen Dixon set as the test - ordinary notions of the concept of income.
    • Chinese people seem to have more affection for, and put more belief in, Western notions and practices.
    • In the beginning, an ordinary person absorbs ideas and notions about different things from the surroundings and environment in which he lives.
    • The second was that according to old-fashioned notions of gender stereotyping, a man should be the dominant partner in a marriage.
    • There are different notions of what public opinion is.
    • Privacy was viewed as a vague enough concept even before notions of emotional damage became incorporated into its meaning.
    • We need a hierarchical rather than an egalitarian conception of aesthetic notions.
    • In mental test theory these notions are treated mathematically.
    • He could not be bothered with spiritual notions or metaphysical concepts.
    • The above notions constitute the elementary concepts of category theory.
    • All of these various versions of blogging suggest different notions regarding community.
    • As a whole, the show provided insight into the formative years of artists now known for wholly different notions of what painting might be.
    • At present, complexity theory is more a set of concepts, notions and observations than a full-fledged theory.
    Synonyms
    idea, belief, concept, conception, conviction, opinion, view, thought, impression, image, perception, mental picture
    assumption, presumption, hypothesis, theory, supposition
    feeling, funny feeling, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, hunch
    understanding, idea, awareness, knowledge, clue, inkling
    British informal the foggiest idea
  • 2An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind.

    she had a notion to ring her friend at work
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We'd talk about the nature of souls, notions of individuals and societies, and the function of psychology.
    • Eagleton says that opinion, appetite or inclinations are notions of individual desire that become a person's subjectivity.
    • Don't jump to conclusions, she chided herself, personally embarrassed by her outrageous notions.
    • New Age materialism seemed an ugly form of self-serving notions to justify greed and the refusal of compassion.
    • I had vague notions of asking Sir Gregory about the comments that had passed between him and the Earl of Salisbury.
    • As social psychologists we have an inherent interest in all notions which might inform practices related to social and family responsibility.
    • And this desire transcends all notions of fear for one's own safety.
    • But ‘the social gap in notions of fun may have more to do with age than gender.’
    • I find it sad that our notions of fun are equated with destruction and violence, and not creation and sustenance.
    • Conceptual analysis is carried out in the philosophy of sexuality in order to clarify the fundamental notions of sexual desire and sexual activity.
    • Few notions strike fear in the hearts of an audience as much as the ‘concept album.’
    Synonyms
    impulse, inclination, whim, desire, wish, fancy, caprice, whimsy
  • 3notionsNorth American Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Crafters will often use a backpack to transport fabric and other sewing notions to a guild meeting, leaving both hands free to carry the sewing machine.
    • Keep an eye out for sales on threads and other notions while you're there.
    • On the ground floor there has been for twenty-five years a little store where toys and notions and stationery are sold.
    • Also be sure to get such notions as thread, zippers, buttons, and interfacing.
    • Store small notions, such as buttons, pins and snaps, in empty film containers, pill bottles or baby food jars.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) 'idea', from notus 'known', past participle of noscere.

Rhymes

commotion, devotion, emotion, groschen, Laotian, locomotion, lotion, motion, Nova Scotian, ocean, potion, promotion
 
 

Definition of notion in US English:

notion

nounˈnōSH(ə)nˈnoʊʃ(ə)n
  • 1A conception of or belief about something.

    children have different notions about the roles of their parents
    I had no notion of what her words meant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In mental test theory these notions are treated mathematically.
    • He could not be bothered with spiritual notions or metaphysical concepts.
    • There are different notions of what public opinion is.
    • We need a hierarchical rather than an egalitarian conception of aesthetic notions.
    • The second was that according to old-fashioned notions of gender stereotyping, a man should be the dominant partner in a marriage.
    • Disparate sides may well use the same word or concept to evaluate and characterise beliefs and ideas, yet load them with different notions and values.
    • Though the concept of beauty is timeless, notions of what constitutes the perfect physical form have changed over time.
    • Words like ‘family’ are also ambiguous, because people will have different notions of who makes up their family.
    • Reductionism and the criterial theory lean heavily on the notion of analytic or conceptual truth.
    • The above notions constitute the elementary concepts of category theory.
    • In the beginning, an ordinary person absorbs ideas and notions about different things from the surroundings and environment in which he lives.
    • Present-day belief in these medieval notions is incredible.
    • All of these various versions of blogging suggest different notions regarding community.
    • As a whole, the show provided insight into the formative years of artists now known for wholly different notions of what painting might be.
    • At present, complexity theory is more a set of concepts, notions and observations than a full-fledged theory.
    • Chinese people seem to have more affection for, and put more belief in, Western notions and practices.
    • Our examination of the particular concepts by topic suggests differing notions about what is meant by core concept.
    • We see the world from different perspectives and have different notions of what constitutes fairness.
    • That is what Sir Owen Dixon set as the test - ordinary notions of the concept of income.
    • Privacy was viewed as a vague enough concept even before notions of emotional damage became incorporated into its meaning.
    Synonyms
    idea, belief, concept, conception, conviction, opinion, view, thought, impression, image, perception, mental picture
    understanding, idea, awareness, knowledge, clue, inkling
  • 2An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind.

    she had a notion to call her friend at work
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And this desire transcends all notions of fear for one's own safety.
    • Few notions strike fear in the hearts of an audience as much as the ‘concept album.’
    • As social psychologists we have an inherent interest in all notions which might inform practices related to social and family responsibility.
    • I find it sad that our notions of fun are equated with destruction and violence, and not creation and sustenance.
    • Eagleton says that opinion, appetite or inclinations are notions of individual desire that become a person's subjectivity.
    • New Age materialism seemed an ugly form of self-serving notions to justify greed and the refusal of compassion.
    • Conceptual analysis is carried out in the philosophy of sexuality in order to clarify the fundamental notions of sexual desire and sexual activity.
    • But ‘the social gap in notions of fun may have more to do with age than gender.’
    • We'd talk about the nature of souls, notions of individuals and societies, and the function of psychology.
    • Don't jump to conclusions, she chided herself, personally embarrassed by her outrageous notions.
    • I had vague notions of asking Sir Gregory about the comments that had passed between him and the Earl of Salisbury.
    Synonyms
    impulse, inclination, whim, desire, wish, fancy, caprice, whimsy
  • 3notionsNorth American Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the ground floor there has been for twenty-five years a little store where toys and notions and stationery are sold.
    • Keep an eye out for sales on threads and other notions while you're there.
    • Crafters will often use a backpack to transport fabric and other sewing notions to a guild meeting, leaving both hands free to carry the sewing machine.
    • Also be sure to get such notions as thread, zippers, buttons, and interfacing.
    • Store small notions, such as buttons, pins and snaps, in empty film containers, pill bottles or baby food jars.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.

 
 
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