Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5275
sentiment
柔情；感伤；怀旧
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
- 1.
A general thought, feeling, or sense.
一般的想法、感觉或知觉。
- 2.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
温柔、浪漫或怀旧的情感
- 3.
Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.
情感,尤指柔情,与理智或判断相分离,或为软弱、愚蠢的情感。
- 4.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
基于个人信念而非事实或确凿证据的判断
一般的想法、感觉或知觉。；温柔、浪漫或怀旧的情感；情感,尤指柔情,与理智或判断相分离,或为软弱、愚蠢的情感。；基于个人信念而非事实或确凿证据的判断；感情
In use
There was deep sentiment in his voice when he talked about his childhood.
He could not hide his sentiment when he received the letter from his old friend.
The final scene of the film was full of sentiment, and many people wiped their eyes.
sentiment about/regarding sth
There is growing sentiment about the need for change.
关于变革必要性的情绪日益增长。
sentiment against/for sth
sentiment 作 '情绪、态度' 解时常用单数，搭配 against 或 for。
Public sentiment against the war is strong.
公众反战情绪强烈。
sentiment that + clause
该结构中的 sentiment 可数，常译为 '观点、意见'。
Connections
Collocations
- public sentiment
- 公众情绪
- The government is sensitive to public sentiment on this issue.政府对此问题的公众情绪很敏感。
- market sentiment
- 市场情绪
- Market sentiment turned negative after the announcement.公告发布后市场情绪转为负面。
- sentiment analysis
- 情感分析
- Companies use sentiment analysis to gauge customer opinions.公司使用情感分析来评估客户意见。
- popular sentiment
- 民众情绪
- Popular sentiment is overwhelmingly in favor of the new policy.民众情绪压倒性地支持新政策。
- negative sentiment
- 负面情绪
- Negative sentiment towards the brand has been growing.对该品牌的负面情绪一直在增长。
- positive sentiment
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“sent”（发送）+“i”（我）+“ment”（心里），发送心里话就是情感或观点。
Context & Register
多用于正式或半正式语境，表达基于个人信念的判断或意见，常见于政治、经济、社会评论及日常讨论中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ment' share the unstressed suffix /mənt/, but none rhyme with 'sentiment' because the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following consonants do not match. 'Comment' and 'segment' have different vowel qualities in the second syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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