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objective

UK //əbˈdʒɛktɪv//US //əbˈdʒɛktɪv//

词源

源自中古法语 objectif,来自拉丁语 objectivus,与 objectum(物体、目标)相关。

noun

❶ 指努力想要实现的目标或目的,通常指具体、可衡量的结果。

“Our main objective is to increase sales by 20% this year.”

(我们的主要目标是将今年的销售额提高20%。)

“The team set clear objectives for the project.”

(团队为项目设定了明确的目标。)

同义词:goal, aim, target

adjective

❶ 描述基于事实而非个人感受或意见的,强调公正和不偏不倚。

“The journalist tried to give an objective report on the event.”

(记者试图对事件做出客观报道。)

“It's hard to be completely objective when judging your own work.”

(评判自己的工作时很难完全客观。)

同义词:impartial, unbiased, neutral

常见短语

objective reality — 指独立于个人感知而存在的现实,强调其不受主观看法影响的性质。

“Scientists strive to understand objective reality through experiments.”

(科学家们通过实验努力理解客观现实。)

meet objectives — 指达成或实现既定的目标或目的。

“The team worked hard to meet all the project objectives on time.”

(团队努力工作以按时达成所有项目目标。)