late 14c., from Latin notionem (nominative notio) "concept, conception, idea, notice," noun of action from past participle stem of noscere "come to know" (see know). Coined by Cicero as a loan-translation of Greek ennoia "act of thinking, notion, conception," or prolepsis "previous notion, previous conception."
雙語例句
1. The notion that art should be controlled by intellectuals sickened him.
他討厭藝術應由知識分子所掌控的觀點。
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2. The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools.
價格競爭這個概念對于許多學校都很陌生。
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3. Their relationship turned the standard notion of marriage on its head.
他們的關系完全顛覆了傳統的婚姻觀念。
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4. This is not a romantic notion but verifiable fact.
這不是一個不切實際的念頭，而是一個可以證明的事實。
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5. They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.