notion

noun

1. 观念；信念；理解
   an idea, a belief or an understanding of sth
   1. a political system based on the notions of equality and liberty
      建立在自由平等观念基础上的政治体系
   2. I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
      我不能接受那种认为贪欲也可以是件好事的想法。
   3. She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
      对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。

1. N-COUNT 看法;观念;理念
   A notion is an idea or belief about something.
   1. We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be...
      我们每人都有一个自己想成为什么样的人的想法。
   2. I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable...
      我绝对不能接受我们这一产业的私有化目前已成必然的看法。
   3. I'd had a few notions about being a journalist.
      我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。
2. 针头线脑(指针线、纽扣、拉链等小件缝纫用品)
   Notions are small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用haberdashery

1. They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
   他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
2. The notion that blacks comprise a problem is at the core of racist reasoning.
   黑人总爱惹事这一观念是种族主义论断的核心。
3. Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
   需要进行认真的研究，以让人们相信在这一重要领域可以取得真正的进展。
4. Their view of country people was that they like to please strangers. I did not disabuse them of this notion.
   他们认为乡下人爱讨好陌生人，对此观点我并未予以纠正。
5. The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
   有人认为总统忽视了经济，总统正试图消除这种看法。
6. I still believe in the notion of an egalitarian society.
   我仍然相信构建人人平等的社会的理念。
7. Some people have the erroneous notion that one can contract AIDS by giving blood
   一些人错误地认为献血会让人感染艾滋病。
8. The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools
   价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。
9. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
   他们的关系完全颠覆了传统的婚姻观念。
10. It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion.
    提出这样一个观点可能会被视为异端邪说。
11. We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be
    我们每人都有一个自己想成为什么样的人的想法。
12. I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable
    我绝对不能接受我们这一产业的私有化目前已成必然的看法。
13. I'd had a few notions about being a journalist.
    我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。
14. At first I scoffed at the notion
    刚开始我对那种想法嗤之以鼻。
15. An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future
    一名雇员让他认识到有线电视是未来的传播媒介。
16. The notion that art should be controlled by intellectuals sickened him
    他讨厌艺术应由知识分子所掌控的观点。
17. Where he got that singular notion I just can't think.
    我真想不出来他从哪来的那种奇怪念头。
18. For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor.
    有一段时间他还不大当真地有过做医生的念头。
19. This is not a romantic notion but verifiable fact
    这不是一个不切实际的念头，而是一个可以证明的事实。
20. He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.
    他心血来潮，突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
21. It is this unity of the notion and being that constitutes the notion of God.
    这种概念与存在的统一构成上帝的概念。
22. Web services technology introduces the notion of a service-oriented architecture to a business system.
    Web服务技术为业务系统引入了面向服务的体系结构这个概念。
23. Now research with another animal supports that notion.
    现在，在其他动物上的研究支持了这样一个观点。
24. Researchers say the results contradict the notion such music is linked to aggression and delinquency.
    研究者说研究结果否定了这类音乐与攻击性还有犯罪有关的想法。
25. Protectionism clearly undermines the notion of an open and efficient market.
    保护主义显然破坏了开放和高效率市场的概念。
26. First of all, I've used the notion of modularity.
    首先，我用到了模块的概念。
27. Smooth maps and the notion of equivalence.
    光滑映射和等价的概念。
28. We've added this notion of a function.
    我们明白了函数的概念。
29. Section 1 defines the notion of robustness, and argues for its importance.
    第1节定义了鲁棒性的概念并论证了它的重要性。
30. Every common-sense notion about space, time, and speed becomes totally inappropriate.
    关于空间、时间和速率的每一个常识性概念统统都不适合了。

noun

1. (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
   1. buttons and needles are notions

2. a general inclusive concept

3. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
   1. his impression of her was favorable
   2. what are your feelings about the crisis?
   3. it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
   4. I had a feeling that she was lying

   Synonym:    impressionfeelingbeliefopinion

4. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
   1. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
   2. he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
   3. whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

   Synonym:    whimwhimsywhimsey