opinionateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əˈpɪnjəneɪt/

動詞

opinionate (third-person singular simple present opinionates, present participle opinionating, simple past and past participle opinionated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     notwithstanding being (as he saith) counselled by a friend of his, at that instant, to kill himselfe, it fell out well for him to opinionate himselfe [translating s'opiniatrer] yet in hope […].

   • 2002 April 15, Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times:

     He doesn't editorialize and he doesn't try to opinionate. It is just the facts.

2. (reflexive) To have a given opinion.

参考

• opinionize

語源 2

From opinion +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix, with perfect meaning).

形容詞

opinionate (comparative more opinionate, superlative most opinionate)

1. (archaic) Opinionated.
   • 1815, Richard Brathwaite, Essays Upon the Five Senses: Revived by A New Supplement:

     May humility henceforth conduct me; for conceit of knowledge, through an opinionate arrogance, hath made me many times glory in my own ignorance.

派生語

• opinionately