objective
adj
1 not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased; fair 客觀的; 不受個人的感情或意見影響的; 無偏見的
an objective report, account, assessment, etc 客觀的報道、 敘述、 評估等
A jury's decision in a court case must be absolutely objective. 陪審團裁定案件必須絕無偏見.
It's hard for nurses to be objective about their patients, if they become too emotionally involved with them. 護士對病人太動感情就難以客觀地處理問題.
He finds it difficult to remain objective where his son is concerned. 他覺得事關自己的兒子就很難保持客觀態度了.
2 (philosophy 哲) having existence outside the mind; real 客觀存在的; 真實的. Cf 參看 subjective.
3 (grammar) of the object1(5) 賓語的
the objective case, ie (in Latin and other inflected languages) the form of a word used when it is the object of a verb or a preposition 賓格(詞的一種形式, 在拉丁語和其他屈折語中作動詞或介詞的賓語). objective, n
1
(a) thing aimed at or wished for; purpose 目標; 目的
Her principal objective was international fame as a scientist. 她的主要目標是當個有國際聲譽的科學家.
Everest is the climber's next objective. 埃佛勒斯峰(即珠穆朗瑪峰)是這個登山者的下一個目標.
Let justice be our objective. 讓正義作我們奮斗的目標吧.
(b) (in war) position that soldiers are aiming to capture (戰爭中要奪取的)軍事目標
All our objectives were gained. 我們要奪取的軍事目標均已拿下.
2 (also `object glass, `object lens) lens of a microscope or telescope closest to the object being viewed (顯微鏡或望遠鏡的)物鏡.