English Dictionary

conviction

IPA（発音記号）

/kənˈvɪkʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(countable) A firmly held belief. / (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law. / (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty. / (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.

日本語の意味

確固たる信念 / 有罪判決 / 有罪と認定された状態 / 完全に確信している状態

Her conviction that honesty was the best policy guided every decision she made.

彼女の正直さが最善の方針だという信念が、彼女のすべての決断を導いた。

意味（1）

(countable) A firmly held belief.

...I imagined...that the husband of the lady might very easily be in Russia while his wife's health might necessitate her wintering in Egypt... But my mother thinks not. My mother thinks there is not a husband at all,—that there never was a husband. In fact my mother has very strong convictions on the subject...

意味（2）

(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

He said Robins had not been in trouble with the law before and had no previous convictions. Jail would have an adverse effect on her and her three children as she was the main carer.

意味（3）

(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.

From G. R. Ratts , Game Warden , fines collected on conviction of violation of State game law .

意味（4）

(uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.

Analogies are used in aid of Conviction: Metaphors, as means of Illustration.

convictions （ plural ）