convince 的核心是改变某人的内心判断：对方原本不信、不确定，经过你的话语或证据之后，内心真正接受了你的观点。名词 conviction（坚定信念/定罪）来自同一词根——被"彻底说服"之后，信念就此确立。convince sb that... 是让人相信某事为真，convince sb to do 是让人相信应该去做某事——两种用法都以"内心信服"为前提。
释义
1
v.说服（某人相信某事为真）
The evidence convinced the jury that he was innocent.
证据说服了陪审团，让他们相信他是无辜的。
2
v.说服（某人去做某事）
She finally convinced her parents to let her study abroad.
她终于说服了父母同意她出国留学。
语感
convince = 让人心服，不只是行动
说服使信服让……相信
convince 着重的是认知层面的改变——对方原本持怀疑或反对态度，现在内心真正接受了。persuade 则更强调行动结果，对方最终按你说的去做了（哪怕心里还有点不情愿）。口语中两者常混用，但书面考试里这个区别很重要：你可以 convince sb that the plan is good（让他信服计划好），也可以 persuade sb to join（说服他参加）——前者是改变认知，后者是推动行动。
陷阱
⚠️convince接动词的用法
✗
I convinced him to go.
我说服他去了。
convince sb to do 是正确且常用的搭配，但核心意涵是先让他信服"应该去"，而非仅仅推动行动
✓
I convinced him that going was the right choice.
我使他相信去是正确的选择。
⚠️不接 of doing，接 of sth
✗
She convinced me of going to the gym.
她说服我去健身房。（错误搭配）
convince sb of doing 是错误搭配；of 后接名词短语，不接动名词
✓
She convinced me of the benefits of exercise.
她让我信服了锻炼的好处。
⚠️convinced vs convincing 混淆
His argument was very convincing.
✗
他的论点很被说服了
✓
他的论点很有说服力（主动带给别人信服感）
convincing = 有说服力的（主动）；convinced = 被说服的（被动）
近义辨析
convincevspersuade
convince强调改变认知/信念，让人心服persuade强调推动行动，让人照做
The documentary convinced me that climate change is real.
这部纪录片让我真正相信气候变化是真实的。
He persuaded me to donate to the charity.
他说服我向慈善机构捐款。
convincevsassure
convince通过证据/论据让人从怀疑转为信服assure通过保证/承诺消除他人疑虑
The data convinced investors that the company was profitable.
数据使投资者信服公司是盈利的。
The manager assured us that the project was on track.
经理向我们保证项目进展顺利。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换：make sb believeget sb to thinktell sb
议论文结尾论证过程观点陈述
普通
Good evidence can make people believe your argument.
好的证据能让人相信你的论点。
加分 ✨
Solid evidence can convince readers of the validity of your argument.
充分的证据能使读者信服你论点的有效性。
为什么更好：convince 比 make people believe 更简洁书面，搭配 of the validity 显示论证意识
常用搭配
convince sb that...使某人相信……
convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事
convince sb of sth使某人信服某事
be convinced that...确信……；深信……
hardly/barely convince几乎无法说服
fully convinced完全信服
词根
con-（彻底）+ vince（征服）→ 从内心彻底征服对方的判断
考考你
Q1对错判断
判断下面句子里 convince 的用法是否正确：
She convinced me of going to the concert.
她说服了我去听音乐会。
✓ 正确版本
She convinced me to go to the concert.
她说服我去听音乐会。
convince sb of sth 中 of 后只跟名词短语，不跟动名词。要表示说服某人做某事，用 convince sb to do。
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空：
The lawyer's closing speech ___ the jury that the defendant was not guilty.