preconceptions

英 [ˌpriːkənˈsɛpʃənz]

美 [prikənˈsɛpʃənz]

n.  事先形成的观念; 先入之见; 预想; 成见
preconception的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 事先形成的看法；先入之见；成见
  Yourpreconceptionsabout something are beliefs formed about it before you have enough information or experience.
  1. Did you have any preconceptions about the sort of people who did computing?...
     你对从事计算机工作的人有什么成见吗？
  2. He did not allow his preconceptions to compromise his scientific work.
     他不允许自己的先入之见破坏自己的科学工作。

双语例句

• Try to go into the meeting without too many preconceptions about what the other group want.
  与会前尽量不要对其他组的想法抱太多成见。
• The impressive nature of their 1-0 friendly win in Germany in March prompted critics to reassess their preconceptions.
  今年三月，他们在友谊赛中以1比0击败德国队，这使得评论人士对先前的预测进行重新评估。
• Yacht Design Director James Roy believes it challenges preconceptions of traditional naval architecture.
  游艇设计主管詹姆斯·罗伊相信它是对传统军舰建筑学概念的挑战。
• If I can challenge people's preconceptions of what a man is supposed to look and behave like at the end of the millennium, then that's extremely positive.
  要是我能在新千年将至之际，挑战一下人们的偏见，像是男人该怎么穿着打扮，怎么举手投足，那可真是妙事儿一桩。
• As we age, we will have to deal with the preconceptions which now exist.
  随着年龄的增长，我们得应对现在存在的某些观念。
• Facing objections from both families and preconceptions from society at that time, they fought for their relationship and remained together.
  面对来自家庭的反对和无数社会偏见，他们排除万难，仍旧执着地在一起。
• I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
  我是银质的，我很精确，没有偏见。
• IF we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning.
  如果我们读书时能抛弃这些偏见，那将是一个令人羡慕的开端。
• Why do men cross-dress? One argument is that transvestism or cross-dressing is a way of offering a challenge to society's preconceptions about gender.
  为什么男人要变装？有一个理由是：变装是向社会固有的性别观念提出挑战的一种方式。
• True creativity and genius depends on an unfiltered view of the world, one that is unconstrained by preconceptions and more open to novelty.
  真正的创造力和天才来自对世界全面的视角，不被先入之见限制，对新鲜事物更加开放。