conviction學測 L5KK [kəˈnvɪkʃən] ｜ /kəˈnvɪkʃən/
堅定信念；定見·定罪；有罪判決
一字雙義：信念與法律定罪
She had a strong conviction that things would get better.
她堅信情況會好轉。
一個畫面：疑慮被壓倒
征服字根vic/vinc/vict 意為征服、說服
堅信不疑念頭壓過懷疑，形成堅定信念
判決有罪證據壓倒被告，法院判定有罪
義項
堅信不疑C1noun堅定信念；定見
She spoke with such conviction that the whole audience was persuaded.
她說話如此堅定有信念，使全場觀眾都被說服了。
a strong convictionspeak with conviction
法庭定罪C1noun定罪；有罪判決
The conviction of the accused for armed robbery was based on several pieces of solid evidence.
對被告持械搶劫的定罪，是依據數項確鑿的證據。
a conviction for theft
片語
with conviction堅定語氣 →帶著堅定信念地
conviction for theft竊盜定罪 →犯竊盜罪被判有罪
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She held onto her ___ that he was honest. (conviction / convince)
看答案
conviction
conviction 為名詞，convince 為動詞，詞性不同。
「The conviction of the accused for armed robbery...」這裡的 conviction 最接近哪個意思？(A) 信念 (B) 有罪判決
看答案
(B)
此句描述法院判決，對應「定罪」義項。
字族
convict 使…定罪；囚犯・convince 說服；使信服