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 opin·ion /əˈpɪnjən/
 意見,看法;評價;專業方面的鑑定或勸告

 opin·ion /əˈpɪnjən/ 名詞
 意見,主張

 O·pin·ion n.
 1. That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action.
    Opinion is when the assent of the understanding is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines to one persuasion than to another, yet not without a mixture of incertainty or doubting.   --Sir M. Hale.
    I can not put off my opinion so easily.   --Shak.
 2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
    I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.   --Shak.
    Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.   --South.
    However, I have no opinion of those things.   --Bacon.
 3. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem. [Obs.]
    Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion.   --Shak.
    This gained Agricola much opinion, who . . . had made such early progress into laborious . . . enterprises.   --Milton.
 4. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness. [Obs.]
 5. Law. The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
 To be of opinion, to think; to judge.
 To hold opinion with, to agree with. [Obs.] --Shak.
 Syn: -- Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; estimation. See Sentiment.

 O·pin·ion, v. t. To opine. [Obs.]
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 opinion
      n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof
           or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are
           your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: sentiment, persuasion,
            view, thought]
      2: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of
         the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn:
         public opinion, popular opinion, vox populi]
      3: 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:
         view]
      4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial
         decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
         [syn: legal opinion, judgment, judgement]
      5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the
         decision itself) [syn: ruling]
      6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his
         impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings
         about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his
         sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression,
          feeling, belief, notion]