judgement
noun/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
(also judgment especially in North American English)
Слово англійською: judgement
Переклад judgement українською: судження
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the ability to make sensible decisions after carefully considering the best thing to do
- good/poor/sound judgement
- She showed a lack of judgement when she gave Mark the job.
- It's not something I can give you rules for—you'll have to use your judgement.
- He achieved his aim more by luck than judgement.
- The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot.
- [countable, uncountable] an opinion that you form about something after thinking about it carefully; the act of making this opinion known to others
- In his portrait of the dictator he avoids any moral judgements.
- Judgements of quality are always subjective.
- judgement about something He refused to make a judgement about the situation.
- judgement on something Who am I to pass judgement on her behaviour? (= to criticize it)
- It will probably take some time for history to give its final judgement on his legacy.
- in somebody's judgement It was, in her judgement, the wrong thing to do.
- I did it against my better judgement (= although I thought it was perhaps the wrong thing to do).
- (usually judgment)[countable, uncountable] the decision of a court or a judge
- a judgment from the European Court of Justice
- The judgment will be given tomorrow.
- The court has yet to pass judgment (= say what its decision is) in this case.
- [countable, usually singular] judgement (on somebody) (formal) something bad that happens to somebody that is thought to be a punishment from God
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jugement, from juger ‘to judge’.
Idioms
reserve (your) decision/judgement
- to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time
- I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts.
- Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date.
sit in judgement (on/over/upon somebody)
- to decide whether somebody’s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
- How dare you sit in judgement on me?