プログレッシブ英和中辞典(第4版)の解説
*con・vic・tion



[名]
1 [U][C](…との)確信, 信念((that節, of ...))
- a man [a woman] of strong convictions
強い信念の人 - in [under] the conviction that
…との信念に基づいて - speak with conviction
確信をもって話す - come to the conviction that
…と確信するに至る - His testimony confirmed my conviction of his guilt [=that he was guilty].
彼の証言で彼が犯人だと確信した.
2 [U]説得(力);納得
- powers of conviction
説得力 - be open to conviction
説得を受け入れる, 道理に服する - carry conviction
説得力がある.
3 [U][C](…のかどで)有罪宣告をされること, 有罪判決((for ...))
- a first [previous] conviction
初犯[前科] - a summary conviction
(陪審を置かない)即決判決 - a conviction for drunken driving
酔っぱらい運転の有罪判決.
4 [U]罪の自覚, 悔悟かいご
- bring a person to a conviction of sin
人に罪を自覚させる.
con・vic・tion・al
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