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."
双语例句
1. 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。
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2. 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。
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3. 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。
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4. 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。
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5. They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.