subjectively
/səbˈdʒektɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · /səbˈdʒektɪvli/ (ame, ipa)
subjectively — adverb
1. judging or describing something from your own feelings and beliefs, not from fac
judging or describing something from your own feelings and beliefs, not from facts or evidence that anyone can check
Gabriel admitted that he chose the painting subjectively, simply because the colours moved him.
subjectively + reason clause with 'because'
Iris felt the referee had judged the tackle subjectively, missing clear evidence of the foul.
Beauty is always judged subjectively — there is no test that can measure it.
The hiring panel scored each candidate subjectively, relying on gut feeling rather than the checklist.
Elena warned her students not to mark essays subjectively; they must follow the rubric.
- personally
less formal; common in everyday speech
- intuitively
based on instinct or gut feeling rather than on emotion
- impressionistically
formal; often used in art, music, or literary criticism
- objectively
the direct opposite — based on facts that anyone can verify, not on personal feelings
- factually
strictly grounded in verified information
- impartially
treating all sides equally, without personal bias
用法筆記
Often used in contrast with 'objectively' to highlight the gap between personal judgment and fact-based assessment.