Wednesday,2025.10.15
New words:
persuasive
[pərˈsweɪsɪv] adj.有说服力的;令人信服的
词根关联:“persuad (e)” + 形容词
后缀 “-ive
”,描述 “具有劝说能力的” 属性。
The evidence was not really persuasive
enough.
dissuade
[dɪˈsweɪd] v.劝阻;劝(某人)勿做(某事)
词根关联:否定
前缀 “dis-
”(表 “不、反向”) + 词根 “suad-
”(劝说)→ “反向劝说” 即 “劝阻
”。
固定结构:dissuade
sb (from
sth/from
doing sth)
= to persuade
sb not to do sth
I tried to dissuade
him from giving up his job.