/pə'sweɪʒn; pɚ`sweʒən/ n
1 [U] persuading or being persuaded 说服; 劝说; 信服
*Defeated by her powers of persuasion, I accepted. 她的劝说很有力, 我完全接受.
* After a lot of persuasion, he agreed to come.好说歹说, 他才同意来.
* Gentle persuasion is more effective than force. 温和的说服胜于压服.
2 [C] (group who hold a) set of (esp religious or political) beliefs 持有（尤指宗教的或政治的）信仰（的宗派）
*people of all persuasions 持各种信仰的人们
* He is not of their (religious) persuasion. 他和他们的（宗教）信仰不同.
3 [sing] (fml 文) something that one believes; conviction 信念; 见解
*It is my persuasion that the decision was a mistake. 我认为那个决定是错误的.

n
[U]
the act of persuading someone to do something
　After a little gentle persuasion , Debbie agreed to let us in.
　It had taken a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept.
　She used all her powers of persuasion (=skill at persuading people) to convince Tilly that it was the right thing to do.
[C]formal
a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one
political/religious persuasion
　We need people with talent, whatever their political persuasions.
　politicians of all persuasions
of the ... persuasion
formal of a particular type - often used humorously
　an ancient bed of the iron persuasion