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单词 notion
释义

notion

/ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n /
noun
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...
  • The above notions constitute the elementary concepts of category theory.
  • We see the world from different perspectives and have different notions of what constitutes fairness.
  • Reductionism and the criterial theory lean heavily on the notion of analytic or conceptual truth.

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...
  • Eagleton says that opinion, appetite or inclinations are notions of individual desire that become a person's subjectivity.
  • 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.’

Synonyms

impulse, inclination, whim, desire, wish, fancy, caprice, whimsy
3 (notions) chiefly North American Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.Store small notions, such as buttons, pins and snaps, in empty film containers, pill bottles or baby food jars....
  • 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.

Origin

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

Rhymes

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