persuade可后接that从句吗

问题

persuade可后接that从句吗？比如可以说She persuaded that he was telling the truth 吗？

老师答疑

李老师：

根据传统语法，persuade 无论表示“说服”“劝服”还是表示“使相信”，persuade 通常都不直接 that 引导的宾语从句，而是应在 that 从句前加上 sb。如：

She persuaded him that she was telling the truth. 她让他相信她讲的是真话。

I could not persuade him that I was honest. 我无法使他相信我是诚实的。

比较以下同义句：

He persuaded her to marry him. 他说服了她嫁给他。

=He persuaded her into marrying him. 他说服了她嫁给他。

=He persuaded her that she should marry him. 他说服了她嫁给他。

I could not persuade him of my honesty. 我无法使他相信我是诚实的。

=I could not persuade him that I was honest. 我无法使他相信我是诚实的。

但是，查BNC（英国国家语料库）也可查到极个别persuade 后直接跟 that 从句的例子。如：

Nonetheless, he continued to try and persuade that he was telling the truth.

但是本人尚未在正式出版的英美词典中查到此类用法，所以建议初学者（尤其是学生参加考试时）不要模拟此类用法。