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/ˈsentəmənt/ · /ˈsentɪmənt/
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.
情感、看法、民意（如 public sentiment 民眾情緒）
複數 sentiments
組成From Latin 'sentire,' meaning 'to feel.'
同家族的字
- senseshares the Latin root 'sentire,' meaning to feel or perceive
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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/
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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...
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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.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。