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

• The Red Badge shatters American preconceptions about what a war novel could be.
  《红色的英勇标志》打破了美国人原来关于战争小说的看法。
• He points out that our brains integrate many different aspects of visual perception with memory and preconceptions to create a single image& not always correctly, as optical illusions make clear.
  他指出，我们的大脑通过将偏见、记忆与视觉等方方面面相结合来创造单个图像&若错觉占据上风，则单个图像也并非正确。
• 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。
• It can be hard to set aside our preconceptions.
  看来我们很难抛开成见。
• The political situation there was equally at variance with our preconceptions.
  那里的政治形势也同样与我们事先的想法不符。
• 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。
• 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。
• I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
  我是银质的，我很精确，没有偏见。
• Remember to maintain a healthy skepticism about all preconceptions.
  记住对所有的设想都要保持健康的，怀疑主义的态度去思考。
• 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。