persuade

induce, persuade, urge, convince, counsel, coax

动词 persuade:

1. win approval or support for
   同义词：carry, sway
2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

1. Can you persuade her out of her foolish plans?
   你能劝她放弃她那些愚蠢的计划吗？
2. How can I persuade you of my sincerity?
   我如何能够让你相信我的诚意？

per.suade

v.tr.（及物动词）
per.suad.ed,per.suad.ing,per.suades
To induce to undertake a course of action or embrace a point of view by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty:
劝导，说服：通过讨论、推理或哀求的方式诱导从事一项活动或接受一种观点：
例句：
.to make children fit to live in a society by persuading them to learn and accept its codes.(Alan W. Watts)See Usage Note at convince
.通过劝说孩子们学习和接受社会规范使他们适应社会生活.(艾伦W.瓦茨)参见 convince

来源：
Latin persu3dôre
拉丁语 persu3dôre
per- [per-]
per- [前缀，表.通过.]
su3dôre [to urge] * see sw3d-
su3dôre [力劝，极力主张] *参见 sw3d-

【引伸】
persuad.able
adj.（形容词）
persuad.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>persuade,induce,prevail,convinceThese verbs are compared as they mean to succeed in causing a person to do or consent to something.
这些动词在表达成功地使某人做或赞同某事的意思时是有区别的。
Persuade means to win someone over, as by reasons, advice, urging, or personal forcefulness:
Persuade 意思是用理由、建议、敦促或个人说服力来战胜某人：
例句：
Nothing can persuade her to change her mind once it is made up. Toinduce is to lead, as to a course of action, by means of influence or persuasion:
一旦她下定决心就没有什么可以说服她改变注意。 Induce 是指通过影响或劝说的方式来引导，如行动方针等：

例句：
.Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an actionô. (Oliver Goldsmith).Oneprevails on somebody who resists:
.请问是什么引导他做出如此轻率鲁莽的行动？. （奥利弗·戈德史密斯）。Prevail 用于指劝导抵制者：

例句：
.He had prevailed upon the king to spare them. (Daniel Defoe).Toconvince is to persuade by the use of argument or evidence:
.他已经劝导国王赦免他们了. （丹尼尔·迪福）。Convince 指通过使用论证和证据来劝服：

例句：
.In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs. (Francis Darwin).
.在科学界，信誉属于以理说服世界的人，而不属于第一个提出观点的人. （弗朗西斯·达尔文）