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

• 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。
• 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。
• He tries to deny information that challenges his preconceptions.
  他力图否认那些与他的先人之见不一致的资料。
• What does your site look and feel like when you strip away all your preconceptions and bias?
  如果去掉所有的先入之见和偏见，您的站点会给人什么样的观感？
• 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。
• 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。
• Seeing our own institutions through such media, we see ourselves as foreigners might see us were they to look at us without preconceptions.
  通过这种“媒介物”去观察我们自己的制度，我们就将会像那些在观察我们时不带成见的外国人所能看到的那样去观察我们自己。
• I had no preconceptions about the place before I arrived.
  在我到达以前，我对此处一无所知。
• 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。
• But keep in mind that talking things over with friends cannot free you from prejudices and preconceptions that are held by the entire group.
  但是要记住，与朋友之间的讨论无法使你逃脱整个团队所具有的偏见和预想。