opine

英 [ə(ʊ)'paɪn] 美 [o'paɪn]
  • vt. 以为;想
  • vi. 以为;想;表示意见
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1. opinion => opine.
opine 表达意见

来自拉丁语opinari,发表观点,表达意见,词源同opinion.

opine (v.)
"express an opinion," mid-15c., from Middle French opiner (15c.) and directly from Latin opinari "have an opinion, be of opinion, suppose, conjecture, think, judge," perhaps related to optare "to desire, choose" (see option). Related: Opined; opining.
1. I opine that it will rain before night.
我想天黑以前要下雨的.

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2. Immigration is no solution, since a population of 100,000 is the limit , most islanders opine.
大多数岛民认为外来移民不能解决问题, 因为100000人口就已经达到极限.

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