sentiment

感情、意見、世論

物事への感情や意見。よく考えるよりも気持ちに基づくことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A feeling or opinion about something, often based more on emotion than careful thought.

• I share your sentiment.
• She expressed strong sentiments about the war.
• Public sentiment turned against the proposal.

使い方： sentiment about something (Public sentiment about the new law has changed.); sentiment towards someone/something (Sentiment towards the government became more positive.)

類義語： feeling, opinion, view

よく使う表現： public sentiment, share a sentiment, express a sentiment, popular sentiment

感傷、情緒

優しさや愛情を含む感情。強すぎたり、ばかげていると思われることもある。

やさしい英語で： Gentle or loving feelings, sometimes considered too strong or foolish.

• The film is full of sentiment.
• He kept the old letters out of sentiment.
• Some readers found the story’s sentiment too sweet.

類義語： sentimentality, tenderness

よく使う表現： full of sentiment, excessive sentiment, pure sentiment, without sentiment