view

Compared meaning: a person's opinion or view (noun).

比较义项：意见、看法（名词）。

• view 本词

  View stresses a personal way of seeing or interpreting something, often introduced by phrases like 'in my view' or 'take the view that'; it sounds more formal and reasoned than opinion.

  view 强调个人观察或理解事物的方式，常以“in my view”或“take the view that”这类说法引出，听起来比 opinion 更正式、更经过思考。

  Doctors take the view that early screening saves many lives.

  医生们的看法是，及早筛查能挽救许多生命。

• opinion

  Opinion is the plain, all-purpose word for what someone thinks or judges, used in everyday contexts without the formality of view or the emotional weight of sentiment.

  opinion 是表示某人想法或判断时最普通、最通用的词，用于日常语境，既没有 view 那样的正式感，也没有 sentiment 那样的情感色彩。

  The teacher gave her honest opinion of the student's essay.

  老师对这名学生的作文给出了她诚实的意见。

• sentiment

  Sentiment adds an emotional or attitudinal quality, often describing a feeling-based opinion held by one person or a whole group, and is common in formal or literary writing.

  sentiment 带有情感或态度色彩，常指个人或群体所持有的、带感情色彩的看法，多见于正式或文学性的书面语中。

  His letter expressed a deep sentiment of gratitude toward his old teacher.

  他的信表达了对昔日老师深深的感激之情。

View, opinion, and sentiment all mean what someone thinks. Opinion is the plain, everyday word. View suggests a personal, reasoned way of seeing something. Sentiment adds emotion, a feeling-based opinion, often of a group. This does not cover view meaning 'scenery' or plain 'emotion'.

这三个词在“意见、看法”这个意义上相近，但语气和正式程度不同：view 强调个人的观点或视角，opinion 是最普通、最常用的词，sentiment 则带有情感色彩，常表示带感情的看法或群体的普遍情绪。此处不比较 view 表示“景色”的义项（如 a view of the city），也不比较 sentiment 表示单纯情绪、感情本身的用法。

Compared meaning: to look at something (verb).

比较义项：看（动词）。

• watch

  Describes watching something that moves or changes over time, such as a film, TV programme, or game; suggests sustained attention and engagement, and is common in casual, everyday speech.

  指持续观看一个会变化或有动作的事物，例如电影、电视节目或比赛；带有持续投入、专注的意味，是日常口语中的常用词。

  We usually watch a movie together on Friday nights.

  我们通常周五晚上一起看电影。

• view 本词

  Describes looking at something from a vantage point or with formal, deliberate attention, such as scenery, art, or documents; suggests a single, often appreciative look rather than continuous watching, and sounds more formal.

  指从某个位置或以正式、郑重的态度看某物，例如风景、艺术品或文件；带有郑重地看一眼的意味，而非持续盯着看，语气也更正式。

  From the hilltop, tourists stopped to view the city spread out below.

  游客们在山顶停下脚步，眺望下方铺展开的城市。

Watch and view both mean to look at something. Watch is casual, for looking closely at something moving, like a film. View is more formal, for looking at something, scenery, from a position. Watch can mean 'look after'; view can mean 'opinion' — not compared.

watch 和 view 在“看”这个意义上都表示用眼睛看某物，但语气和对象不同：watch 强调持续、专注地看一个会变化或有动作的事物，语气随意；view 更正式，常指从某个位置或角度观看静态的景物、艺术品等，或郑重地看一眼，而不是持续盯着看。这里不比较 watch 的“看管，照看”（如 watch the children）以及 view 的“看法，认为”这一含义。

Compared meaning: to consider or judge something as (verb).

比较义项：把……视为、认为（动词，常接 as）。

• view 本词

  Mainly used for opinions or judgments about situations, plans or issues, often in analytical or formal contexts; rarely combined with 'highly' the way regard is.

  主要用于对局势、计划或问题的看法和判断，常见于分析性或正式语境，很少像 regard 那样与“highly”搭配使用。

  Analysts view the tax cut as unlikely to boost growth much.

  分析人士认为这项减税措施不太可能大幅促进经济增长。

• regard

  Often expresses esteem or reputation, especially in the fixed phrase 'highly/widely regarded', typically describing people or their achievements; slightly more formal than view.

  常用于表达敬重或名声，尤其常见于“highly regarded / widely regarded”这类固定搭配，通常用来描述人或其成就，语气比 view 略正式。

  He is highly regarded as one of the finest surgeons in the country.

  他被高度评价为全国最优秀的外科医生之一。

Regard and view both mean to judge something as a certain way, using 'as'. Regard often shows respect for people, as in 'highly regarded'. View is neutral and formal, for judging situations or policies. Not compared: view as 'scenery', regard as 'respect'.

这两个词在“认为，视为”这一义项上意思相近，常用于“…as…”结构表达看法或判断，但语气和场合略有不同：regard 更常用于表达对人或其成就的敬重，尤其常见于“highly regarded”这类固定搭配；view 更常用于对局势、政策等进行分析性评价，语气比较中性、正式。这里不比较 view 的名词义“景色，视野”（例如从山上眺望城市的景色），也不比较 regard 可能带有的“尊重”这一名词义。