evaluate
evaluate — verb
1. to study or test something in order to decide how good, useful, or effective it
to study or test something in order to decide how good, useful, or effective it is, after carefully looking at the facts
Otis's supervisor will evaluate his performance at the end of each month.
evaluate + noun phrase for regular assessment
Before buying a used car, Lakshmi always evaluates its repair history first.
The safety of the old bridge was finally evaluated after cracks appeared in the road.
Dr. Rania is evaluating a new treatment for patients with hearing loss.
- assess
same register and scope; 'assess' can also include estimating size or cost, e.g. 'assess the damage'
- judge
more personal and subjective; can carry a sense of right/wrong rather than merely quality
- appraise
more formal, often used for monetary value (property, art) or job performance; less common in everyday speech
- rate
implies assigning a score or rank on a scale; less thorough than evaluating
- ignore
to deliberately pay no attention — the opposite of giving careful thought
文法句型
evaluate + noun phrase
evaluate + wh-clause
用法筆記
Commonly used in academic and professional contexts. The object is typically a process, outcome, or quality (performance, effectiveness, risk, progress) rather than a person as an individual.