mindmap root((观念)) opinion implies a conclusion thought out yet open to dispute: each expert seems to be of a different ~. view suggests an opinion more or less colored by feeling, sentiment, or bias of the holder: very assertive in stating his ~s. belief implies deliberate acceptance and intellectual assent: a firm ~ in a supreme being. conviction applies to a firmly and seriously held belief: a ~ that she was right. persuasion suggests a belief grounded on assurance often arising from feelings and wishes rather than from evidence or argument of its truth: was of the ~ that Republicans was better for business. sentiment suggests a settled opinion reflective of one’s feelings: her feminist ~s were well-known.