单词 | objectively |
释义 | objectively (once / 8295 pages) adv When you do something objectively, you do it with an open mind, considering the facts rather than your personal feelings. A spelling bee judge has to make decisions objectively. Being able to think objectively is important for many jobs — teachers shouldn't favor certain students, but ought to act objectively, and of course lawyers and judges are expected to think objectively. Chess players and historians are more successful if they think objectively as well. The adverb comes from its related adjective, objective, by way of the Medieval Latin objectum, "thing presented to the mind," combining ob-, "in the way of" with jacere, "to throw." WORD FAMILYobjective: nonobjective, objectively, objectiveness, objectives, objectivity, unobjective+/objectivity: objectivities/unobjective: unobjectively USAGE EXAMPLESCompleting the journey is predictively and repeatably possible—anyone who claims otherwise is objectively wrong—but it’s also not for the faint of heart. Time(Dec 19, 2016) Productivity targets are set objectively, based on previous performance levels achieved by our workforce.” The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) He added: “The standard of teaching was objectively unacceptable.” The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) adv with objectivity we must look at the facts objectively Ant subjectively in a subjective way |
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