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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·sua·sive \\-ˈswā-siv, -ziv\\ adjective DATE 15th century : tending to persuade • per·sua·sive·ly adverb • per·sua·sive·ness noun English Etymology persuasive 1580s, from M.L. persuasivus, from L. persuas-, pp. stem of persuadere (see persuasion). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 persuasive per·sua·sive / pE5sweisiv; NAmE pEr5s- / adjective able to persuade sb to do or believe sth 有说服力的；令人信服的: persuasive arguments 令人信服的论点 He can be very persuasive. 他有时很会说服人。 • per·sua·sive·ly adv.: They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns. 他们以雄辩的论据支持全面禁用手枪。 • per·sua·sive·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English persuasive adj. VERBS be | find sth ADV. extremely, highly, very His analysis is in many ways highly persuasive. | fairly, quite | enough, sufficiently The evidence was not really persuasive enough. OLT persuasive adj. ⇨ convincing Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged per·sua·sive I. \-ās]iv, ]ēv also -āz] or ]əv\ adjective Etymology: Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuasivus, from Latin persuasus (past participle of persuadēre to persuade) + -ivus -ive — more at persuade : tending to persuade : having the power of persuading < persuasive eloquence > < a most persuasive speaker > • per·sua·sive·ly \]ə̇vlē, ]ēv-, -li\ adverb • per·sua·sive·ness \]ivnə̇s, ]ēv- also ]əv-\ noun -es II. noun (-s) : something that persuades or is intended to persuade : inducement , incentive < bribes and other persuasives > |
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