Common preconceptions about life in this district are increasingly being challenged. 原先普遍存在著对那一地区生活的成见越来越站不住脚了.
He is misled by a preconception. 他被偏见所误导。
NYQ: What about the gathering of material for poetry? That goes on best outside the classroom, doesn't it, without any preconception of where you will find it? 你对为诗搜集材料有何想法?那最好是在课堂外进行,不是吗?不存有在什么地方才能找到的偏见。
preconception
[ noun ]
an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
<noun.cognition> he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
<noun.cognition>
Preconception \Pre`con*cep"tion\, n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.
Thought for today: "An error is simply a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality." _ John Cage, American composer (1912-).