释义 |
opinionation|əʊˌpɪnjəˈneɪʃən| [f. opinion n. + -ation.] The state or condition of persisting in holding a dogmatic opinion or opinions.
1925Inner Life x. 184 Self-expression in the immature stages may become mere self-opinionation, with an unwillingness to heed advice or guidance. 1957R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy vi. 167 It can be said, with some justice, that this is an age of ‘opinionation’, that though few people take the trouble thoroughly to understand any problem, a great many assume that their opinions on almost every general issue will have weight. 1960Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May 339/1 What is expected of him is to..advise and comment on public affairs—..to add his mite to the flood of opinionation which is slopping over the world, obscuring the inner world of values. |