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单词 opinion
释义 opin·ion
I. \əˈpinyən sometimes ōˈp-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin opinion-, opinio; akin to Latin opinari
1.
 a. : a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter or particular matters
  < why ask my opinion if you have already decided >
 b.
  (1) : favorable impression or estimation (as of a person) : approval, esteem — usually used negatively or with adjectives of degree
   < I have no great opinion of his work >
  (2) obsolete : self-confidence, self-conceit
2.
 a. : belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge : settled judgment in regard to any point : a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence : a belief or view based on interpretation of observed facts and experience
  < a man of rigid opinions >
 b. : something that is generally or widely accepted as factual : a generally held or popular view
  < opinion is swinging in his favor >
 c. : a view or belief that is not demonstrable as fact
  < this is only my opinion of course >
3.
 a. : a formal expression by an expert (as a professional authority) of his thought upon or judgment or advice concerning a matter
  < decided to obtain a medical opinion of the case >
 b. : the formal expression (as by a judge, court, referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based; also : the judgment or decision so based
4. obsolete : estimation in which one is held by others; especially : favorable reputation
5. obsolete : expectation, anticipation
6. Platonism : conjecture or belief based on experience and perception
Synonyms:
 view, belief, conviction, persuasion, sentiment: these nouns have in common the sense of a more or less clearly formulated idea or judgment which one holds as true. opinion implies a conclusion concerning something on which ideas may differ, not, however, excluding a careful consideration or weighing of evidence or pros and cons, but usually stressing the subjectivity and disputability of the conclusion
  < opposing political opinions >
  < a man of strong likes and dislikes but few opinions >
  < a dissenting opinion handed down by a Supreme Court judge >
  < to prefer to deal in facts rather than opinions >
  view is an opinion or set of opinions usually more or less colored by individual feeling, sentiment, or bias
  < the political views of the opposing party >
  < expressed her views on the role of education in the integration of home and community life — Current Biography >
  < to air one's views >
  belief differs from view or opinion in implying a conclusion or set of interrelated conclusions not necessarily formulated by the individual but often constituting a dogma, doctrine, or proposition already formulated prior to the individual's acceptance or adoption of it; it emphasizes the individual's assent to the conclusion or his assurance of its truth
  < religious beliefs >
  < old customs and old beliefs — Wilfrid Goatman >
  < to hold the belief that man has certain inalienable rights >
  conviction is a belief held strongly because one has no doubts about its truth
  < the conviction that where one was born and lives is the best place in the world — E.L.Ullman >
  < along with that faith have lost the old … conviction that most people are good and that evil is merely an accident — Malcolm Cowley >
  < a man of many positive convictions >
  persuasion suggests a belief or set of beliefs held strongly, often predominantly though by no means exclusively on nonlogical or nonrational grounds
  < Christians of all persuasionsCurrent Biography >
  < the childish persuasion that we have the only rational way of doing things — Gustave Weigel >
  < an artist who is not of the contemporary persuasionSydney (Australia) Bulletin >
  sentiment, rather infrequent today in this sense, suggests a more or less settled opinion, often involving feelings or emotions
  < a speech in which he expressed an apparent reversal of his known conservative sentiments — A.L.Funk >
  < to express strong sentiments on a political issue >

- be of the opinion
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
chiefly dialect : opine
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