preconception
noun /ˌpriːkənˈsepʃn/
/ˌpriːkənˈsepʃn/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable]- an idea or opinion that is formed before you have enough information or experience
事先形成的观念；先入之见；预想；成见 - a book that will challenge your preconceptions about rural life
一本改变你对农村生活成见的书
Topics Opinion and argumentc2- It is important to challenge society's preconceptions about disabled people.
反对社会对残疾人抱有成见极为重要。 - It's important that you come to this task with no preconceptions.
重要的是，你承担这项任务之前不要有任何先入之见。 - Most people have preconceptions about old age.
大多数人对老年有成见。 - The facts refused to fit my preconceptions.
事实与我事先的想法不一致。 - They like this approach because it fits in with their own preconceptions.
他们喜欢这一方法，因为它与他们事先的想法一致。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + preconception- have
- fit
- fit in with
- …
- with preconceptions
- without preconceptions
- preconception about
- …
- a book that will challenge your preconceptions about rural life