nonobjective

nonobjective — adjective

  • nonobjectivepositive
  • more nonobjectivecomparative
  • most nonobjectivesuperlative

1. Describes opinions, judgments, or methods that are influenced by personal feelin

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Describes opinions, judgments, or methods that are influenced by personal feelings, biases, or relationships rather than by facts and evidence alone — for example, a supervisor who gives a better evaluation to an employee they personally like, regardless of that employee's actual performance.

例句

The board's choice appeared nonobjective, since the chairperson had a child in the program.

nonobjective + appear (linking verb pattern)

Nikhil thought the review was nonobjective as the manager praised only his own trainees.

同義詞
  • biased

    more common in everyday English; implies strong personal preference

  • prejudiced

    stronger negative tone; suggests unfair judgment based on group identity

  • one-sided

    informal; describes a view that considers only one perspective

  • partial

    slightly formal; indicates favoritism toward one side

反義詞
  • objective

    direct opposite; based on facts, not feelings

  • impartial

    does not favor any side or person

  • unbiased

    neutral; free from prejudice

  • fair

    everyday word for treating everyone equally

用法筆記

Most often describes judgments, reports, reviews, or evaluations that lack fairness. Less common than its antonyms 'objective' or 'impartial' in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The article was nonobjective and unfair.
✅The article was biased and unfair.
💡'nonobjective' is formal and rare; 'biased' is the ordinary word for everyday situations.

2. Created or done in an artistic style that does not attempt to show recognizable

2.形容詞C1
釋義

Created or done in an artistic style that does not attempt to show recognizable people, places, or things from the real world — instead, it relies on shapes, lines, and colors as the subject of the work itself, like a sculpture made of abstract metal forms that viewers interpret in their own way.

例句

The museum's new wing displays nonobjective paintings that use only geometric shapes and bright colors.

nonobjective + painting/sculpture (art medium collocation)

Aoi prefers nonobjective sculpture to realistic portraits because she enjoys interpreting abstract forms.

同義詞
  • abstract

    the general, everyday term; includes both fully and partly non-objective works

  • nonrepresentational

    very close in meaning; emphasizes the absence of real-world subject matter

  • nonfigurative

    technical term used in art history for works without human or animal figures

反義詞

用法筆記

Used almost exclusively in discussions of modern art and art theory. The more common term for general audiences is 'abstract,' but 'nonobjective' emphasizes that the work contains zero reference to visible reality.

常見錯誤

❌I don't like nonobjective art because it doesn't look like anything.
✅I don't like abstract art because it doesn't look like anything.
💡'abstract' is the everyday word; 'nonobjective' is a specialized term used mainly in art criticism.