单词 | opinion |
释义 | opinion (once / 36 pages) n Who wouldn't want the job of opinion writer for the Times. You get paid to sit around and tell people how you feel about things. And you know that I've got no shortage of opinions. An opinion is a belief or attitude about something that isn't necessarily based on facts. You may have an opinion about Gwyneth Paltrow that I don't share. There's no way to prove who's right and who's wrong. Those are our thoughts about her, and that's the way it is. Ironically, when a judge decides a case, his or her ruling is referred to as an opinion. Even though what the judge says will become a matter of law, it's still just their opinion, based on what was presented by the two sides in a trial. WORD FAMILYopinion: opinionative, opinions USAGE EXAMPLESAnd how close should his ties remain to business executives operating in areas with far different opinions about human rights and justice? Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) If Mr. Robinson is to render an opinion, it should be informed by history. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Opinion: If there’s no two-state solution, what will Israel become? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty my opinion differs from yours Syn|Hypo|Hyper persuasion, reckoning, sentiment, thought, view idea a personal view judgement, judgment, mindan opinion formed by judging something eyesopinion or judgment parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossessionan opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence poleone of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions political sympathies, politicsthe opinion you hold with respect to political questions conclusion, decision, determinationa position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration belief any cognitive content held as true 2n a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people he asked for a poll of public opinion Syn|Hyper popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi belief any cognitive content held as true 3n a vague idea in which some confidence is placed Syn|Hypo|Hyper belief, feeling, impression, notion presence the impression that something is present effectan impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) first blushat the first glimpse or impression hunch, intuition, suspicionan impression that something might be the case sound effectan effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play special effectan effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film) bosom, heartthe locus of feelings and intuitions idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 4n a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page Syn|Hypo|Hyper view adverse opinion an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmisea message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence position, sidean opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute divinationsuccessful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 5n the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision opinions are usually written by a single judge Syn|Hypo|Hyper judgement, judgment, legal opinion concurring opinion an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning dissenting opinionan opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case majority opinionthe opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') fatwah(Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar dictum, obiter dictuman opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 6n the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper ruling Bakke decision a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy fatwa a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority judgement, judgment, judicial decision (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
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