subjective
subjective — 形容詞
1. based on personal opinions, tastes, or feelings instead of on facts that can be
主觀的
基於個人感受或看法，非客觀事實
based on personal opinions, tastes, or feelings instead of on facts that can be measured or proven by everyone
Deciding which film is better is subjective — Min loved it, Yara found it boring.
判斷哪部電影比較好完全是主觀的——Min 很喜歡，但 Yara 覺得很無聊。
contrasts subjective reactions between two people
The teacher told the class the grades were based on technique, not on subjective taste.
老師告訴全班同學，成績是根據技巧評分，而不是根據主觀的喜好。
subjective contrasted with objective criteria
Beauty standards are highly subjective and can change across different cultures and time periods.
審美標準是非常主觀的，而且會隨著不同文化和時代而改變。
Hao asked three friends to name their favourite film; each chose a different one — proof that taste is subjective.
Hao 請三位朋友說出最喜歡的電影，每個人都選了不同的片——這證明了品味是主觀的。
- personal
broader in meaning; refers to private or individual matters, not just judgment
- biased
stronger negative connotation; implies unfairness rather than mere personal perspective
- opinion-based
more explicit about opinion as the source; less formal
- individual
emphasises one person's view rather than shared standards
文法句型
subjective + noun
be + subjective
more subjective than
用法筆記
Frequently contrasted with objective in discussions of fairness or accuracy. Many everyday statements about taste, preference, or opinion are subjective by nature — this does not make them invalid, only personal.
常見錯誤
2. relating to thoughts, feelings, or perceptions that take place within a person's
主觀心理的
存在於個人心智與知覺經驗中
relating to thoughts, feelings, or perceptions that take place within a person's consciousness, not in the observable external world
A patient's subjective experience of pain can differ from what doctors observe on a scan.
病人對疼痛的主觀感受，可能與醫生在掃描中觀察到的結果有很大差異。
collocation: subjective experience of pain
In psychology class, the students discussed how subjective memories often differ from what actually happened.
在心理學課上，學生們討論了主觀記憶如何經常與實際發生的事情不符。
Tunde described his subjective feeling that time had slowed down during the accident.
Tunde 描述了他的主觀感受——在車禍發生時，時間好像變慢了。
The psychologist asked Yara to describe her subjective state during the meditation exercise.
心理學家請 Yara 描述她在冥想練習期間的主觀狀態。
Colour perception is partly subjective because each brain processes light signals differently.
顏色知覺在某種程度上是主觀的，因為每個人的大腦處理光線訊號的方式不同。
文法句型
subjective + noun (experience, perception, state)
用法筆記
Common in formal or academic writing, especially psychology and philosophy. Two people can experience the same external event yet report different subjective experiences — the difference lies inside their minds, not in the world around them.
常見錯誤
subjective — 名詞
1. the area of personal experience, opinion, and feeling, considered as a category
主觀範疇
個人感受與經驗的範疇，有別於客觀事實
the area of personal experience, opinion, and feeling, considered as a category separate from measurable facts
The study separates hard facts from the subjective — personal views that cannot be counted.
這項研究將客觀事實與主觀範疇分開——後者指的是無法計量的個人觀點。
the subjective as a noun phrase contrasted with facts
Philosophers debate how much of human experience belongs to the objective versus the subjective.
哲學家們一直在討論，人類經驗有多少屬於客觀範疇、又有多少屬於主觀範疇。
paired contrast: the objective and the subjective
Dr. Eitan ran all the tests but also valued the subjective — his patient's own account.
Eitan 醫生做了所有檢查，但也同樣重視主觀範疇——病人自己的描述。
The subjective cannot be weighed on scales — it requires people to describe their inner experience.
主觀範疇無法用天秤來衡量——它需要人們描述自己的內心體驗。
In art criticism, reviewers must balance technical analysis with the subjective.
在藝術評論中，評論者必須在技術分析與主觀感受之間取得平衡。
- personal experience
more concrete and everyday; less technical
- inner world
more poetic; suggests emotions and private thoughts
- the objective
the realm of measurable facts independent of personal feeling
文法句型
the subjective
the objective and the subjective
用法筆記
Typically appears in formal or academic writing as a mass noun preceded by the definite article. It treats subjective experience as a domain or category — for instance, when contrasting the measurable world with the world of personal feeling.