judgement

judgement
(亦作judgment)
noun
  1. [mass noun]the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions
    判断
    an error of judgement.
    判断失误。
    that is not, in my judgement, the end of the matter.
    据我的判断，问题并没有结束。
    ■[count noun]an opinion or conclusion
    看法，意见；结论
    they make subjective judgements about children's skills.
    他们对儿童技能提出了主观的看法。
    ■[count noun]a decision of a law court or judge
    判决，审判，裁决
  2. (formal & humorous)a misfortune or calamity viewed as a divine punishment
    (正式，幽默)上天的惩罚，报应
    the crash had been a judgement on the parents for wickedness.
    飞机坠毁是对那些父母罪孽的报应。
常用词组
against one's better judgement
  1. contrary to what one feels to be wise or sensible
    明知不可取地，明知不适当地
pass judgement
  1. (of a law court or judge) give a decision concerning a defendant or legal matter
    （法庭或法官）判决，裁决
    he passed judgement on the accused.
    他对被告作出裁决。
    ■criticize or condemn someone from a position of assumed moral superiority
    批评，指责
reserve judgement
  1. delay the process of judging or giving one's opinion
    推迟作出评价，暂时不表态
sit in judgement
  1. assume the right to judge someone, especially in a critical manner
    承担审判，参加审判
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French jugement, from juger 'to judge'
用法
  1. In British English the normal spelling in general contexts is judgement. However, the spelling judgment is conventional in legal contexts, and in North American English
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