persuasion

1. N-UNCOUNT Persuasion is the act of persuading someone to do something or to believe that something is true. 说服

Only after much persuasion from Ellis had she agreed to hold a show at all. 直到埃利斯进行了大量的游说之后她才同意举办一次展览。

2. N-COUNT If you are of a particular persuasion, you have a particular belief or set of beliefs. 信仰; 信念[正式]

It is a national movement and has within it people of all political persuasions. 这是一项全国性的运动，参加的人们政治信仰各不相同。