judgment
noun
ˈdʒʌdʒmənt
noun
1
OPINION
观点
an
opinion
that
you
form,
especially
after
thinking
carefully
about
something
〔认真思考后的〕意见，看法，评价
C,U
It’s
too
soon
to
make
a
judgment
about
what
the
outcome
will
be.
对结果作出结论还为时过早。
In
my
judgment,
we
should
accept
his
offer.
依我看，我们应该接受他的报价。
pass
judgment
(on
sth)
(give
your
opinion,
especially
a
negative
one)
（对某事）发表批评意见
Our
aim
is
to
help
him,
not
to
pass
judgment
on
what
he
has
done.
我们的目的是要帮助他，而不是对他做的事说三道四。
I’d
advise
you
to
reserve
judgment
(=not
decide
your
opinion
before
you
have
all
the
facts)
.
我建议你还是先别下判断。
against
your
better
judgment
(even
though
you
do
not
think
it
is
a
sensible
thing
to
do)
违心的，明知不对的
I
lent
him
the
money,
against
my
better
judgment.
尽管我觉得不妥，但还是把钱借给了他。
2
ABILITY TO DECIDE
判断力
the
ability
to
make
sensible
decisions
about
what
to
do
and
when
to
do
it
判断力
U
I’ve
known
him
for
years
and
I
trust
his
judgment.
我认识他很多年了，我相信他的判断力。
professional/personal
etc
judgment
The
minister
showed
a
lack
of
political
judgment.
那位大臣显得缺乏政治判断力。
a
decision
based
on
sound
judgment
(=good
judgment)
以良好的判断力为基础的决定
Watch
carefully
and
use
your
judgment
.
仔细看，运用自己的判断力。
3
LAW
法律
an
official
decision
given
by
a
judge
or
a
court
of
law
〔法官或法庭的〕审判，判决
C,U
The
company
was
fined
£6
million,
following
a
recent
court
judgment
.
根据最近的一次法庭判决，这家公司被罚款 600 万英镑。
4
a judgment (on sb/sth)
something
bad
that
happens
to
someone
and
seems
like
a
punishment
for
the
things
they
have
done
wrong
[正式] （对某人/某事的）报应 （天谴 ）
formal
5
judgment call
a
decision
you
have
to
make
yourself
because
there
are
no
fixed
rules
in
a
situation
[美，非正式] 〔指由于没有既定的规章可循而作出的〕自行决定
AmE informal