sentiment /ˈsentɪmənt/
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外刊例句
Yet this slowdown is not a textbook downturn. Lower rates will ease borrowing costs and shore up sentiment, but no amount of cheap credit can stop people falling ill.
然而,这次经济放缓并不是典型的衰退。低利率将降低借贷成本,提振市场人气,但再多的廉价信贷也无法阻止人们生病。
——《经济学人》
基本释义
sentiment:A sentiment that people have is an attitude which is based on their thoughts and feelings.
n. 情绪;感情
追根溯源
单词sentiment里的词根sent来自拉丁语sentire,表示“感觉”,所以,在英语里包含sent/sens的单词,多与此相关。例如:
sense /sens/ v. 感觉,理智
sensitive /ˈsensətɪv/ adj. 敏感的
sensible /ˈsensəbl/ adj. 明智的,通情达理的
sensational /senˈseɪʃənl/ adj. 使人感动的,轰动的
所以,sent(感觉) i(连接字母) ment(表示名词)=感情,情绪