英语词汇“feeling”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

feeling noun
⇨ atmosphere (recreate the feeling of the original theatre) ⇨ dignity (hurt sb's feelings) ⇨ emotion (arouse strong feelings) ⇨ idea 2 (I had a nasty feeling he was lying.) ⇨ sense (guilty feelings) ⇨ view 1 (My own feeling is…)

atmosphere

noun

atmosphere

♦︎

climate

♦︎

mood

♦︎

tone

♦︎

spirit

♦︎

aura

♦︎

feeling

♦︎

feel

♦︎

flavourThese are all words for the general sense or feeling that you have in a particular place or situation. 这些词均表示气氛、氛围。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆the general atmosphere / climate / mood / tone / spirit / feeling / feel / flavour

◆an international atmosphere / climate / feel / flavour

◆(a) hostile atmosphere / climate / tone

◆a festive atmosphere / mood / spirit / feel

◆a welcoming atmosphere / aura / feel

◆the political atmosphere / climate / mood / tone / flavour

◆to create an atmosphere / a climate / a mood / a spirit / an aura / a feeling / a feel

◆to reflect the atmosphere / climate / mood / tone / spirit / feeling (of sth)

◆to capture the atmosphere / mood / tone / spirit / feeling / flavour of sth

◆to evoke an atmosphere / a mood / a spirit / a feeling

◆to take on an atmosphere / a tone / an aura / a feel / a flavour

◆to convey an atmosphere / a mood / a spirit / a feeling / a flavour

■ atmosphere

[countable

, uncountable]

the way that a particular place or situation feels to you; a feeling between two people or in a group of people 气氛；氛围

◆The hotel offers a friendly atmosphere and personal service.这家旅馆令人感觉亲切且服务周到。

◆The children grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity.这些孩子在充满暴力和无安全感的环境中长大。

◆The old house is full of atmosphere (= it is very interesting).这座老房子情趣盎然。

◆There was an atmosphere of mutual respect between them.他们之间有一种相互尊敬的氛围。

■ climate

[countable]

the general attitude or feeling among people at a particular time; a set of conditions which exist in a particular place 倾向；风气；环境气氛

◆The new policies have created a climate of fear.这些新政策制造了一种恐怖的气氛。

◆There's been a change in the climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue).舆论倾向有了转变。

◆He admitted that the economic climate has rarely been worse.他承认经济气候从来没这么糟过。

ⓘ Climate of is often used with negative words such as fear, suspicion, distrust, despair and hostility. * climate of常与表示负面情绪的词连用，如fear、suspicion、distrust、despair和hostility等。

■ mood

[singular]

the way a group of people feel about sth; the atmosphere among a group of people 气氛；氛围

◆The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic.这次会议的气氛显然很悲观。

◆We need a leader who can gauge the popular mood.我们需要一位能揣摩民众氛围的领导人。

◆The movie captures the mood of the interwar years perfectly.这部影片恰如其分地捕捉到了两次世界大战中间这些年的氛围。

NOTE 辨析 Atmosphere or mood?An atmosphere belongs especially to a place, and may stay the same over a period of time; a mood belongs to a group of people at a particular time and may change as time passes. * atmosphere尤指属于某个地方的氛围，可能持续一段时间而不发生变化；mood属于某一群人在特定时间内的气氛，可能会随着时间发生变化

◆The hotel offers a friendly mood.

◆The children grew up in a mood of violence.

◆a leader who can gauge the popular atmosphere

■ tone

[singular]

the general character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing or the atmosphere of an event 风格；气氛；情调

◆The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.这本书的整体格调是温情的怀旧。

◆The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case.这篇文章基调温和，不偏不倚。

◆She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为这次会议定下了调子。

◆Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation!你说话又格调低下了！

■ spirit

[singular]

the typical or most important quality or mood of sth 本质；精髓；基本精神

◆The exhibition captures the spirit of the Swinging Sixties.这个展览会抓住了上世纪六十年代活跃时髦的时代精神。

◆His poetry summed up the spirit of the age.他的诗歌浓缩了时代的精神。

ⓘ

Spirit is used especially to talk about how people are feeling, their attitudes and their behaviour at a particular period in time. * spirit尤指人们在特定时期的感受、态度和行为

◆the spirit of the 70s / the age / the times / the Enlightenment70年代／那个年代／时代／启蒙运动的精神

■ aura

/ /ˈɔːrə/ /

[countable]

a quality or feeling that is very noticeable and seems to surround a person or place 气氛；氛围；气质

◆There was a faint aura of mystery about him.他隐隐透着几分神秘感。

◆The mountains have a magical aura.那群山有股神奇的力量。

see also

air ⇨

appearance

■ feeling

[singular]

the atmosphere or character of a place or situation and the effect it has on how people feel （场所或情况给人的）气氛，情调

◆They have managed to recreate the feeling of the original theatre.他们设法再现了老戏院原来的气氛。

◆There was a general feeling of change in the air.当时有一种普遍向往变革的气氛。

see also

feel ⇨

seem

■ feel

[singular]

the impression or atmosphere that is created by a place or situation （场所或情况给人的）印象，感受，气氛

◆It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town.这是座大城市，却给人以小城镇的印象。

◆There is an international feel to the restaurant.这家饭店让人感到很国际化。

■ flavour

(BrE)

(NAmE flavor)

[singular]

a particular quality or atmosphere that sth has that reminds you of sth else （使产生联想的）特点，特色，气氛

◆The children experience a flavour of medieval life.孩子们有了一次类似中世纪生活的经历。

◆The music festival has taken on a distinctly German flavour.这个音乐节带有浓郁的德国特色。

dignity

noun

dignity

♦︎

ego

♦︎

pride

♦︎

self-esteem

♦︎

feelings

♦︎

self-respect

♦︎

self-image

♦︎

sensibilitiesThese are all words for your sense of yourself, your own importance and value. 这些词均表示人的自尊、尊严和价值。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆injured dignity / pride / self-esteem / feelings

◆wounded ego / pride / self-esteem / feelings

◆personal dignity / pride / self-esteem / feelings

◆professional dignity / pride / self-respect

◆to damage sb's dignity / ego / pride / self-esteem / self-respect

◆to hurt sb's pride / feelings

◆to bolster sb's ego / pride / self-esteem / self-image

◆to boost sb's ego / self-esteem / self-respect / self-image

◆to restore sb's dignity / pride / self-esteem / self-respect

◆to lose / keep sb's dignity / pride / self-respect

◆a loss of dignity / pride / self-esteem

◆a lack of dignity / ego / self-esteem

■ dignity

/ /ˈdɪgnəti/ /

[uncountable]

the sense you have of your own importance and value and of other people's respect for you 自尊；自豪；尊严

◆It's difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.一个无家无业的人难以保持自己的尊严。

◆He needed a way to retreat with his dignity intact.他需要以一种方式退出而又不失尊严。

see also

dignified ⇨

proud

■ ego

/ /ˈiːgəʊ, ˈegəʊ; NAmE ˈiːgoʊ/

(

plural

egos

)

[countable

, uncountable]

(sometimes disapproving)

the opinion that you have of your own importance and value 自我价值感；自信心

◆He has the biggest ego of anyone I've ever met.他是我所见过的最自负的人。

◆Winning the prize really boosted her ego (= made her feel more confident).获得这个奖项大大增强了她的自信心。

◆It was a huge blow to his ego to find out he was so unpopular.发现自己这么不受欢迎对他的自我价值感是个巨大打击。

see also

egoism ⇨

pride

■ pride

[uncountable]

a feeling of respecting yourself and wanting other people to respect you too 自尊心；自尊；尊严

◆She refused their help out of pride.她出于自尊拒绝了他们的帮助。

◆Pride would not allow him to accept the money.自尊心不容他接受这笔钱。

◆It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for help.这时候你应该收起自尊，请求帮助。

see also

proud ⇨

proud

■ ˌself-eˈsteem

/ɪˈstiːm/ /

[uncountable]

a feeling of being happy with and confident about your own character and abilities; the way you feel about yourself 自尊；自尊心

◆Some children suffer from low self-esteem and expect to do badly.有些孩子自尊心不足，对自己的期望值很低。

◆You need to build your self-esteem.你需要树立自尊心。

see also

esteem ⇨

admiration

■ feelings

[plural]

a person's emotional state, especially the extent to which they are offended, upset or embarrassed by sth 情感；感情

◆I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.我不是故意要伤害你的感情。

◆I kept off the subject of divorce so as to spare her feelings.我避开离婚这个话题，以免触及她的感情。

■ ˌself-reˈspect

[uncountable]

a feeling of respect for yourself and that what you do and say is right and valuable 自尊；自尊心

◆Despite poverty and appalling conditions, these people still manage to keep their dignity and self-respect.虽然面对贫穷和恶劣条件，这些人仍然设法保持自己的尊严和自尊。

see also

self-respecting ⇨

proud

■ ˌself-ˈimage

[countable

, usually singular

, uncountable]

the opinion or idea that you have of yourself, especially of your appearance or abilities 自我形象，自我印象（尤指外表或能力）

◆It's very easy to get a negative self-image and lose confidence.人很容易产生负面的自我形象而失去信心。

■ sensibilities

/ /ˌsensəˈbɪlətiz/ /

[plural]

(rather formal,

written)

a person's feelings about what is important to them, especially when they are easily offended or influenced （尤指易受伤害或影响的）感情

◆The article offended her religious sensibilities.那篇文章伤害了她的宗教感情。

emotion

noun

emotion

♦︎

feeling

♦︎

passion

♦︎

fervour

♦︎

heat

♦︎

sentimentThese are all words for sth which sb feels strongly, such as love, fear or anger. 这些词均表示强烈的情感。

SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺

下图显示这些词所表达情感的强烈程度

emotion	➔	heat	➔	passion
feeling				fervour
sentiment

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆with emotion / feeling / passion / fervour / heat

◆intense / considerable / profound / strong / violent emotion / feelings / passion

◆great emotion / passion / fervour

◆human emotion / feelings / passion

◆personal emotion / feeling / sentiment

◆to arouse emotion / feelings / passion / fervour

◆to stir up emotion / feelings / fervour

◆to be full of emotion / passion / fervour

◆emotions / feelings / passions are running high

■ emotion

[uncountable

, countable]

something which sb feels strongly such as love, fear or anger; the part of a person's character that consists of what they feel 强烈的情感；激情；感情

◆She spoke with deep emotion.她说话时充满了感情。

◆She showed no emotion at the verdict.她对这一裁定无动于衷。

◆He lost control of his emotions.他情绪失去了控制。

see also

emotional ⇨

intense

■ feeling

[countable

, usually plural

, uncountable]

a person's emotions rather than their thoughts or ideas; strong emotion （与思想或观点相对的）情感，感情；强烈情感

◆He hates talking about his feelings.他讨厌谈自己的感受。

◆The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.辩论使双方都很激动。

◆He still harboured feelings of resentment.他依旧深怀怨恨。

◆She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.她激动地讲述了无家可归者的苦况。

see also

feel ⇨

feel

verb

feeling ⇨

sense

noun

■ passion

[countable

, uncountable]

a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 强烈情感；激情

◆He's a man of violent passions.他性情暴烈。

◆She argued her case with considerable passion.她情绪激动地为自己的情况争辩。

◆She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion.她因妒成恨，杀了丈夫的情人。

see also

passionate ⇨

intense

■ fervour

(BrE)

(NAmE fervor)

/ˈfɜːvə(r); NAmE ˈfɜːrvər/

[uncountable]

(written)

very strong feelings about sth, especially sth you believe in strongly （尤指对深信不疑的事的）热情，热诚，狂热

◆She kissed him with unusual fervour.她异常热烈地吻他。

◆They were fired by religious fervour.他们充满了宗教狂热之情。

see also

fervent ⇨

intense

■ heat

[uncountable]

strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement 强烈感情（尤指愤怒或激动）

◆'No, I won't,' he said with heat in his voice.“不，我决不！”他激愤地说。

◆The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation (= to make people calmer).主席尽力平息人们的激奋情绪。

◆In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say (= because she was so angry or excited).她太过激动，都忘记要说什么了。

see also

heated ⇨

intense

■ sentiment

[uncountable]

(rather formal,

sometimes disapproving)

feelings of pity, romantic love or sadness which may be too strong or not appropriate （过度或不恰当的）伤感，多情，哀愁

◆There is no room for sentiment in business.做生意可不能感情用事。

◆There was no fatherly affection, no display of sentiment.没有温情脉脉的父爱流露。

▸

sentimental

adjective

◆She kept the letters for sentimental reasons.由于感情上还割舍不下，她留着那些信。

◆The ring wasn't worth much but it had great sentimental value.那枚戒指值不了几个钱，但却极有情感价值。

(disapproving)

◆a slushy, sentimental love story庸俗缠绵的言情小说

◆He's not the sort of man who gets sentimental about old friendships.他不是那种为旧日友情唏嘘感伤的人。

idea

noun

That's a good idea. 那是个好主意。

I've an idea where it might be. 我想到它可能在哪儿了。

illusionthe wrong ideapurposethe whole idea of doing sthsenseget an idea of what sth is likeview1He had some very strange ideas about education.

idea

♦︎

instinct

♦︎

feeling

♦︎

hunch

♦︎

inkling

♦︎

suspicion

♦︎

intuition

♦︎

premonition

♦︎

forebodingThese are all words for a feeling that you have that sth is true or that sth is happening, even though you do not have any evidence. 这些词均表示感觉、预感、直觉。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆an idea / an instinct / a feeling / a hunch / an inkling / a suspicion / an intuition / a premonition / a foreboding about sth

◆an idea / an instinct / a feeling / a hunch / an inkling / a suspicion / an intuition / a premonition / a foreboding that...

◆sb's first idea / instinct / inkling / suspicion

◆a vague idea / feeling / inkling / suspicion

◆a gut instinct / feeling / intuition

◆to have an idea / an instinct / a feeling / a hunch / an inkling / a suspicion / an intuition / a premonition / a foreboding

◆to get the idea / the feeling / an inkling / a premonition

◆to give sb the idea / the feeling / an inkling

◆to follow / go with your instinct / hunch / intuition

◆to confirm sb's instinct / feeling / hunch / suspicion / intuition

■ idea

[singular]

a feeling that you have about where sth is, who sb is, or what is happening, even though you are not completely sure （认为某物可能在哪儿、某人可能是谁或可能发生什么事的）感觉

◆I had an idea of where it might be.我想到了它可能在哪儿。

◆What gave you the idea that he'd be here?是什么让你想到他会在这里？

◆I have a pretty good idea who might have said that.我心里很明白说那话的人可能是谁。

◆He hadn't had the slightest idea about what had been going on.他对所发生的事情毫不知情。

■ instinct

[countable]

a feeling that makes you believe that sth is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason 直觉

◆Her instincts about him had been right.她对他的直觉是正确的。

◆Marshall's gut instinct (= basic instinct) was to turn and run.马歇尔当时的本能反应是转身就跑。

see also

instinctive ⇨

natural

■ feeling

[singular]

an idea that makes you believe that sth is true, especially sth unpleasant, based on what you feel rather than on facts or reason （尤指对不祥之事的）感觉

◆I had a nasty feeling that she was lying to me.我有个不好的感觉：她在对我说谎。

◆He suddenly had the feeling of being followed.他突然觉得有人在跟踪自己。

NOTE 辨析 Instinct or feeling?A feeling in this meaning is usually a feeling that one particular unpleasant thing is true; your instincts may be more general－all the feelings you have about a particular person or situation－and they may be positive or negative. * feeling表达此义时通常指对特定事物的不祥之感；instinct 可能较为笼统，指对特定的人或情况的整体感觉，可好可坏

◆Her instincts had been right－he was someone who could be trusted.她的直觉是对的，他是个可以信赖的人。

◆Her feelings about him had been right.

■ hunch

[countable]

(rather informal)

a feeling that sth is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it 预感；直觉

◆My hunch is that the burglars are still in the area.我有一种直觉，那些入室窃贼还在此地没走。

◆I didn't know for certain－I was just going on a hunch.我也拿不准，我只是凭直觉行事。

ⓘ Hunch is used especially when you are talking about the solution to a crime or mystery. * hunch尤在探讨如何侦破罪案或解开谜团时使用。

■ inkling

[countable

, usually singular]

a slight knowledge of sth that is happening or about to happen （对正在或即将发生之事的）略知

◆He didn't have the slightest inkling of what was going on.他对正在发生的事一无所知。

■ suspicion

[countable]

a feeling or belief that sth is true, especially sth unpleasant, even though you do not know for certain （尤指对不祥之事的）感觉，看法

◆I had a horrible suspicion that we'd come to the wrong station.我感觉不妙：我们可能找错车站了。

see also

suspect ⇨

suppose

■ intuition

/ /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn; NAmE ˌɪntuˈɪʃn/

[countable]

an idea or strong feeling that sth is true even though you cannot explain why 直觉

◆I had an intuition that something awful was about to happen.我直觉，要出乱子了。

see also

intuitive ⇨

natural

■ premonition

/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃn, ˌpreməˈnɪʃn/ /

[countable]

(rather formal,

especially written)

a feeling that sth is going to happen, especially sth unpleasant （尤指不祥的）预感

◆a premonition of disaster大祸临头的预感

◆He had a premonition that he would never see her again.他有一种将再也见不到她的预感。

■ foreboding

/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ; NAmE fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/

[uncountable

, countable]

(rather formal,

especially written)

a strong feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen （对不祥或危险之事的）强烈预感

◆The letter filled him with foreboding.那封信让他充满了不祥的预感。

◆He knew from her face that his forebodings had been justified.他从她的脸上看出，自己不祥的预感应验了。

NOTE 辨析 Premonition or foreboding?A premonition is usually a feeling that a particular unpleasant thing is going to happen; foreboding is a general sense that sth bad is going to happen, although you do not know exactly what. * premonition通常是对某件不祥之事将要发生的预感；foreboding指笼统的不祥的预感，并不确知将要发生什么事。

sense

noun

sense

♦︎

feeling

♦︎

impression

♦︎

idea

♦︎

sensationThese are all words for sth that you feel or think through the mind or the senses. 这些词均表示感觉、感触、印象。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆a strong sense / feeling / impression / idea / sensation

◆an overwhelming sense / feeling / impression / sensation

◆a good / definite / distinct / vague sense / feeling / impression / idea

◆a strange sense / feeling / impression / idea / sensation

◆a / an wonderful / warm / uncomfortable sense / feeling / sensation

◆to have a sense / a feeling / an impression / an idea / a sensation

◆to have the sense / feeling / impression / sensation that...

◆to get / give sb / leave sb with / convey a sense / a feeling / an impression / an idea

■ sense

[countable]

(often followed by of 常后接of)

something that you feel, especially in your mind, about sth important （对重要事情的）感觉，意识

◆He felt an overwhelming sense of loss.他感到非常失落。

◆Doesn't she have any sense of guilt about what she did?她对自己所做的事就不感到丝毫的内疚吗？

◆Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security.头盔能给骑车人一种虚假的安全感。

◆I had the sense that he was worried about something.我感觉他有心事。

see also

sense ⇨

feel

verb

■ feeling

[countable]

something that you feel through the mind or the senses （内心或感官的）感觉，感触

◆There was a feeling of sadness in the room.这个房间里有一种悲伤的感觉。

◆You need to stop having these guilty feelings.你需要消除这些内疚感。

◆I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.我觉得胃部胀痛。

◆

(spoken)

'I really resent the way he treated me.' 'I know the feeling.'(= I know how you feel.) “他这样待我，我实在气愤。”“我理解你的感受。”

ⓘ Your feelings [plural] are also your emotions. 复数形式的feelings也可表示个人的情感。

see also

feeling ⇨

emotion

feel ⇨

feel

feel ⇨

seem

■ impression

[countable]

a feeling or opinion that you get about sb/sth, or that sb/sth gives you 印象；感想

◆My first impression of him was favourable.他给我的第一印象不错。

◆I get the impression there are still a lot of problems.我的感觉是问题还挺多的。

◆She gives the impression of being very busy.她给人的印象是特别忙。

◆Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly).要尽量微笑，不要让人误以为你很冷漠。

ⓘ Impression is used especially to talk about what you think when you first meet sb or experience sth. * impression尤指对某人的第一印象，或第一次体验某事的感觉。

■ idea

[singular

, uncountable]

a picture or impression in your mind of what sb/sth is like 印象；概念

◆The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.这本小册子会让你对这家旅馆有很好的了解。

◆If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny.如果你觉得这是开玩笑，那我觉得这一点也不好笑。

◆I had some idea of what the job would be like.我对这份工作有了一些了解。

■ sensation

/ /senˈseɪʃn/ /

[countable]

(rather formal)

a feeling that you get when sth affects your body 感觉；知觉

◆You may get a tingling sensation in your fingers.你的手指可能会有刺痛的感觉。

◆I had a sensation of falling, as if in a dream.我有一种坠落的感觉，像在梦里似的。

NOTE 辨析 Feeling or sensationA feeling may be physical or mental; a sensation is a physical feeling. Sensation is used especially to talk about a feeling that you do not immediately recognize or understand. * feeling可表示身体或精神上的感觉，sensation表示身体上的感觉。sensation尤指不能立即识别或理解的感觉

◆a sensation of falling / floating / movement / nausea / sinking坠落／漂浮／移动／恶心／下沉的感觉

view

noun

sb's political views 某人的政治观点

a delightful sea view 宜人的海景

➡ See also the entries for

⇨ attitude

and

⇨ values

另见attitude条和values条

view

♦︎

opinion

♦︎

point

♦︎

belief

♦︎

idea

♦︎

point of view

♦︎

feeling

♦︎

judgement

♦︎

conviction

♦︎

sentimentThese are all words for what you think about a particular issue. 这些词均表示看法、意见、观点。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆sb's view / opinion / point / beliefs / ideas / feelings / judgement / conviction / sentiments about sb / sth

◆sb's view / opinion / ideas / point of view / feelings on sb / sth

◆sb's view / opinion of sb / sth

◆in sb's view / opinion / judgement

◆the view / opinion / point / belief / idea / point of view / feeling / judgement / conviction that...

◆different views / opinions / beliefs / ideas / points of view / convictions / sentiments

◆a general view / opinion / belief / point of view / feeling / conviction / sentiment

◆a popular view / opinion / belief / feeling / sentiment

◆a strong view / opinion / belief / feelings / conviction / sentiment

◆a firm view / opinion / belief / conviction

◆a personal / private view / opinion / belief / point of view / feeling / judgement / conviction / sentiment

◆a political / religious view / opinion / belief / idea / feelings / conviction / sentiment

◆to have / hold a view / an opinion / a belief / a point of view / a conviction

◆to be of the view / opinion / belief (that...)

◆to express your view / opinion / beliefs / ideas / point of view / feelings / conviction / sentiments

◆to hear sb's views / opinion / ideas / point of view

◆to change your view / opinion / beliefs / ideas / point of view / judgement

◆to support a view / opinion / belief / an idea / a point of view / a conviction

■ view

[countable]

what you think about sb/sth; your attitude towards sb/sth （个人的）看法，意见，见解；态度

◆We have widely differing views on how to raise children.我们在怎样抚养孩子的问题上意见分歧很大。

◆We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere.我们所持的态度是：干涉是错误的。

◆In my view it would be a complete waste of time.依我看，这完全是浪费时间。

■ opinion

[countable

, uncountable]

what you think about sb/sth; advice from a professional person about sth; the thoughts or feelings of a group of people about sb/sth 意见；看法；专家建议；（群体的）观点

◆I've recently changed my opinion of her.我最近改变了对她的看法。

◆You can always ask for a second opinion (= the opinion of another professional person) if you're not sure.你要是拿不准，总还可以征求别人的意见。

◆You need to be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.你要能够区分事实与想法。

◆Public opinion (= what most people think) is shifting in favour of change.公众舆论正转向支持变革。

◆Opinion is divided about whether to join the new currency.大家对是否采用这种新货币有意见分歧。

◆'I think she's great.' 'Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may disagree).'“我认为她很棒。”“哦，见仁见智吧。”

■ point

[countable]

a thing that sb says or writes giving their opinion or argument for sth 论点；观点；见解

◆I take your point (= I understand and accept what you are saying).我赞同你的看法。

◆He's just saying that to prove a point (= to show his idea is right).他那样说只是为了证明他的看法。

◆OK, you've made your point!好了，你已经把话说清楚了！

ⓘ Points can be facts as well as opinions or arguments. * points不仅可指观点或论点，也可指事实。

see also

point ⇨

factor

■ belief

[countable

, uncountable]

sth that you believe to be true about sb/sth 看法；信念

◆She acted in the belief that she was doing the right thing.她这么做是因为她认定自己做的事是正确的。

◆Contrary to popular belief (= despite what most people think) he was not involved in the affair.与大家的看法相反，他没有卷入这件事情。

see also

believe ⇨

think

■ idea

[countable

, usually plural]

an opinion or belief about sth 意见；看法；信念

◆He has some very strange ideas about education.他对教育有非常奇怪的看法。

◆The idea that I was only interested in making money is ludicrous.认为我只对赚钱感兴趣是荒谬的。

■ ˌpoint of ˈview

(

plural

points of view

)

[countable]

the particular opinion that sb has about sth 观点；意见；看法

◆You have to try to see your opponent's point of view.你必须设法了解你的对手持什么观点。

◆He has always taken the opposite point of view.他总是持相反意见。

■ feeling

[countable

, uncountable]

(rather informal)

an opinion or attitude about sb/sth 意见；态度

◆I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or another.我对此既不特别喜欢，也不特别讨厌。

◆My own feeling is that we should go for the cheaper option.我个人的意见是我们应该选比较便宜的那个。

◆She had mixed feelings about giving up her job.她对辞去工作感到又喜又忧。

◆The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision.会议上普遍的意见是反对这个决定。

see also

feel ⇨

think

NOTE 辨析 Idea or feeling?An idea is based more on principles or beliefs; a feeling is based slightly more on emotions. * idea多建立在准则或信念的基础上，feeling较多建立在情感的基础上。

■ judgement

(also

judgment

, especially in NAmE)

[countable

, uncountable]

an opinion that you form after thinking carefully about sth; the act of making this opinion known to other people （深思熟虑后的）看法，意见；评价

◆It's not for me to make any judgements about the situation.我没有资格对形势作出任何评价。

◆He's always very ready to pass judgement on others.他总是喜欢对别人说三道四。

◆I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report (= not form an opinion until I have seen it).我还是想看到报告后再发表意见。

◆I gave him the money against my better judgement (= even though I knew it was probably the wrong thing to do).我违心地给了他钱。

see also

judge ⇨

judge

verb

■ conviction

/ /kənˈvɪkʃn/ /

[countable

, uncountable]

(rather formal)

a strong opinion or belief 坚定的看法（或信念）

◆We were sustained by the conviction that all would be well in the end.那时候是最终一切都会好起来的坚定信念给了我们力量。

◆She was motivated by deep religious conviction.她的行动是出于虔诚的宗教信仰。

■ sentiment

[countable

, uncountable]

(formal)

a feeling or opinion, especially one based on emotions （尤指基于情感的）观点，看法，情绪

◆This is a sentiment that I totally agree with.这种态度我完全赞同。

◆Nationalist sentiment spread quickly, especially in the cities.民族主义情绪传播得很快，尤其是在城市中。