That the earth was flat was a widespread belief hundreds of years ago.

几百年前人们普遍相信地球是平的。

Matsumoto was tapping into a widespread belief in Japan that blood types correspond to various character traits.

日本人普遍认为血型与不同的性格特点有关。松本龙把失言归咎于血型正是利用了人们的这种心理。

But industry consensus had shifted in recent years to a widespread belief that the end of physical progress in shrinking the size modern semiconductors was imminent.

但是，近些年，业界共识已经发生变化，大家普遍认为，缩小现代半导体大小的进程的物理极限即将来临。