notion

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈnəʊʃn/

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an idea, a belief or an understanding of something
- notion of something a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty
- She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
- He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem.
- The author challenges preconceived notions of storytelling.
- She dismissed the very notion of compromise.
- notion that… I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
- notion how, what, why, etc… I haven't the faintest notion how to get there.
- notion about something I don't have any romantic notions about rural living.
Extra Examples
- He was committed to the notion of tolerance.
- He's got some vague notion that people will be queuing up to finance the project.
- There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem.
- They have come to reject the traditional notion of womanhood.
- They refused to entertain the notion.
- We must dispel this notion that you can rely on the state for everything.
- I had only the vaguest notion of what he was like.
- Our political system is based on notions of justice and equality.
- They were not familiar with the notion that women should have equal status with men.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absurd
- foolish
- misguided
- …
verb + notion
- have
- challenge
- debunk
- …
preposition
- notion of
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.

单词	notion
释义	notion noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈnəʊʃn/ /ˈnəʊʃn/ jump to other results an idea, a belief or an understanding of something notion of something a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty She had only a vague notion of what might happen. He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem. The author challenges preconceived notions of storytelling. She dismissed the very notion of compromise. notion that… I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing. notion how, what, why, etc… I haven't the faintest notion how to get there. notion about something I don't have any romantic notions about rural living. Extra Examples He was committed to the notion of tolerance. He's got some vague notion that people will be queuing up to finance the project. There seems to be a general notion that nothing can be done about the problem. They have come to reject the traditional notion of womanhood. They refused to entertain the notion. We must dispel this notion that you can rely on the state for everything. I had only the vaguest notion of what he was like. Our political system is based on notions of justice and equality. They were not familiar with the notion that women should have equal status with men. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absurd foolish misguided … verb + notion have challenge debunk … preposition notion of See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) ‘idea’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.
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