preconceived idea

1. According to an old preconceived idea, which has passed into a trivial proposition, it is thought which marks the man off from the animals.
   〔说明〕说人之所以异于禽兽由于人有思想，已经是一个古老的成见，一句无关轻重的旧话。
2. In preparation, he reads as much as he can about the person before the sitting, but avoids having a preconceived idea of how he would photograph the subject.
   为此，每次拍摄之前，他都阅读大量有关被拍摄人物的资料，但是拍摄时尽量避免对拍摄对象怀有先入之见。
3. As long as we jump out of the preconceived idea can we find that the existence of the thought of aesthetic Utopia of the School of Frankfurt has its own rationality unique value.
   只要跳出原来的成见就可以发现，法兰克福学派的审美乌托邦思想有其存在的合理性及独特的价值和意义。
4. Only in this way, will translation facts not be concealed and the conclusion not be replaced by a preconceived idea.
   这样，才不会遮蔽翻译史实，更不会用先入之见代替结论。

noun

1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
   1. he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions

   Synonym:    preconceptionprepossessionparti prispreconceived opinionpreconceived notion