- 1/ˈsentəmənt/ · /ˈsentɪmənt/情感、看法、民意（如 public sentiment 民眾情緒）
正式A sentiment is a feeling or an opinion someone has about something, especially a feeling based on emotion rather than pure logic. If someone says, 'That's a nice sentiment,' they mean a kind feeling or thought, often shown in words. In business or , people talk about 'public sentiment,' meaning how most people feel about something in general, like whether people feel good or worried about the economy.
示範例句 · Example
Similar sentiments were expressed by many politicians that week.
逐字相似的看法被許多政治人物在那一週表達了。
常見搭配
public sentiment
大眾的看法、民意
what most ordinary people feel about an issue
Several meetings were held to find out what public sentiment was.
express a sentiment
表達看法
to say what you think and feel about something
The speeches expressed the same sentiment again and again.
echo/share a sentiment
呼應／認同某個看法
to say you feel the same way as someone else
Many readers echoed her sentiment in their letters.
anti-... sentiment
反某某的情緒
a shared feeling against a particular group or idea
The anti-immigrant sentiment worried many families.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin 'sentire,' meaning 'to feel.'
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sentimentnoun/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/
- 1
A general thought, feeling, or sense.
- The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.
- "Now, my dear young friend," continued the bookseller, "you seem fond of reason; let me talk a little reason to you. Here, take your pamphlet again: there is good material in it, but it requires the making up. Leave out some of your arguments, and throw in a few sentiments,—something about free-born Britons and wooden shoes! Englishmen like to have a few sentiments ready for after-dinner use, in case of a speech...
- 2
Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.
- Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness
- Good decision-making is not governed by mere sentiment.
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