judg‧ment W2 ( also judgement British English ) / dʒʌdʒmənt / 名词

1 opinion [可数和不可数名词] an opinion that you form, especially after thinking carefully about something :

It’s too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.

In my judgment, we should accept his offer.

pass judgment (on something) (= give your opinion, especially a negative one )

Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.

I’d advise you to reserve judgment (= not decide your opinion before you have all the facts ) .

against your better judgment (= even though you do not think it is a sensible thing to do )

I lent him the money, against my better judgment.

2 ability to decide [不可数名词] the ability to make sensible decisions about what to do and when to do it :

I’ve known him for years and I trust his judgment.

professional/personal etc judgment

The minister showed a lack of political judgment.

a decision based on sound judgment (= good judgment )

Watch carefully and use your judgment . → error of judgment at error ( 3 )

3 law [可数和不可数名词] an official decision given by a judge or a court of law :

The company were fined £6 million, following a recent court judgment .

4 a judgment (on somebody/something) formal something bad that happens to someone and seems like a punishment for the things they have done wrong

5 judgment call American English informal a decision you have to make yourself because there are no fixed rules in a situation

→ last judgment , value judgment , → sit in judgment at sit ( 10 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

make a judgment It’s too soon to make a judgment about what the outcome will be.

form a judgment (= make a judgment ) I prefer to form my own judgments, rather than relying on other people’s opinions.

pass judgment (on something) (= give your opinion, especially a negative one ) Our aim is to help him, not to pass judgment on what he has done.

reserve judgment (= not decide your opinion before you have all the facts ) Why don’t you reserve judgment until you have finished the book?

base a judgment on something (= make a judgment because of something ) His judgment was based on bad information.

形容词

a moral judgment (= based on what you think is right ) People are always making moral judgments about weight loss.

a snap judgment (= made quickly ) In my business, I often have to make snap judgments about people.

短语

against your better judgment (= even though you think your action might be wrong ) I lent him the money, against my better judgment.