[遊學日誌] Idiom慣用語主題 - 意見

☛ opinion (n.) 意見
e.g. She has many opinions about life.
她對人生有許多意見
e.g. He has a high/low opinion of the president.
他對總統表達樂觀/悲觀的意見

☛ have an opinion (V.) = have an idea 有想法

☛ keep your opinion to yourself 不要表達你所想的
e.g. He keeps his opinion(s) to himself. 他保持緘默
e.g. Keep your opinion to yourself. 不要表達意見!

☛ value someone's opinion 重視...的意見
e.g. I value my best friend's opinion. 我重視我最好朋友的意見

☛ consider somebody's opinion 考慮他人的想法
e.g. I considered my parents' opinion before I moved to NYC.
我考慮了我爸媽的想法在我搬進紐約之前

☛ persuade = convince/ change one's mind
e.g. He persuaded me to go to the movie with him.
他說服我跟他去看電影

☛ upset = make someone angry/ sad
e.g. I upset my family when I moved to NYC.
當我搬入紐約市，我讓我家人難過

☛ agree/ disagree
e.g. I agree with his idea. 我同意他的想法
e.g. We disagreed about the best solution. 我不同意這是最佳解

☛ sugarcoat the truth 用正面的說詞去講負面的話
e.g. I don't usually sugarcoat the truth. 我不太會說反話
I tell it like it is. 我會直說

☛ couldn't care less 完全沒興趣於..
e.g. He couldn't care less about fashion. 他對時尚完全沒興趣

☛ see eye to eye = agree/ have the same opinions 有相同意見
e.g. My friend and I see eye to eye.

☛ contrarian (n.) 總是與大家意見相左的人
e.g. He is a contrarian. 他總是與大家意見相左

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