opinion: [13] Opinion comes via Old French from Latin opīniō, a derivative of opīnārī ‘think’. It is not certain where this came from, although some have linked it with Latin optāre ‘choose’, source of English adopt [16], co-opt [17], opt [19], and option [17]. => adopt, opt, option
opinion (n.)
c. 1300, from Old French opinion "opinion, view, judgements founded upon probabilities" (12c.), from Latin opinionem (nominative opinio) "opinion, conjecture, fancy, belief, what one thinks; appreciation, esteem," from stem of opinari "think, judge, suppose, opine," from PIE *op- (2) "to choose" (see option).
Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making. [Milton, "Areopagitica"]
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1. And what of the effect on U.S domestic opinion?
对美国国内的舆论有什么影响？
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2. He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday.
他会为昨天公布的电话民意调查结果感到鼓舞。
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3. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。
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4. Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls.
作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
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5. Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
