opinion n.
①法院(或法官)判决意见书
②律师意见书
③意见;证人意见
opinion在法律英语中不仅可以表示“意见”,opinion还可以表示“证人意见”,指证人对其所观察 到的事件或依其专业知识或经验对争议事实所持的观点、意 见、结论或推断。在此意义上,和opinion evidence(意见证据)的 意思基本一致。此外,还有“判决书;意见书”等含义,可以通过以下实例了解一下该词的具体含义及用法。
例 The minutes of the board meeting shall actually fully and truly record the opinions of the directors or their proxies on the matters being resolved, and any objection raised by any director or his proxy shall also be recorded in the minutes.
【参考译文】会议记录应全面真实地记录与会董事或其代理人对要解决的问题所发表的意见,董事或其代理人的反对意见也应一并记录在案。
例 We are unanimously of opinion that the law passed by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void. (McCulloch v. Maryland)
【参考译文】我们的一致意见认为马里兰州立法机关所 通过的对“美国银行”课税的法律违宪并无效。(马卡洛诉马里 兰州案)
常见搭配
opinion evidence 意见证据
opinion of judges 法官意见书
opinion testimony 意见证词
例Evidence, from the aspect of man's reasoning or not, can be classified as fact evidence and opinion evidence, which can also be called expert opinion or expert testimony.
【参考译文】证据从是否经过人的思维活动推论的角度,可以分为事实证据和意见证据。
参考
《元照英美法词典》
《英汉法律翻译教程》(孙万彪)
《法律英语核心术语:实务基础》(屈文生)