objective

客観的な

個人の感情や意見ではなく、確かめられる事実に基づいている。

やさしい英語で： Based on facts that can be checked, rather than personal feelings or opinions.

• We need objective evidence.
• The test provides an objective measure of reading ability.
• These conclusions are based on objective data.

類義語： factual, unbiased

反対語： subjective

よく使う表現： objective evidence, objective measure, objective assessment

公平な、客観的な

個人的な感情に左右されず、事実に基づいて公平に判断する。

やさしい英語で： Judging something fairly using facts, without letting personal feelings affect your opinion.

• Try to remain objective.
• An objective reviewer should consider all the evidence.
• Can you be objective about your own performance?

使い方： be objective about something (It is hard to be objective about your own work.)

類義語： impartial, unbiased, fair

反対語： biased, subjective

よく使う表現： remain objective, objective observer, be objective about, objective judgement

客観的な

誰がどう考え、感じるかとは関係なく、現実に存在する。

やさしい英語で： Existing in the real world, independently of what anyone thinks or feels about it.

• The philosopher believed in objective reality.
• They questioned whether beauty has an objective existence.
• This theory separates personal experience from the objective world.

類義語： real, external

反対語： subjective

よく使う表現： objective reality, objective existence, objective world

目標、目的

行動を通じて達成したいこと。

やさしい英語で： Something you want to achieve through your actions.

• Our objective is to help children read.
• The team achieved all its objectives.
• What is the main objective of this project?

使い方： the objective is to do something (Our objective is to reduce waiting times.)

類義語： goal, aim, target

よく使う表現： main objective, achieve an objective, set an objective, clear objective

目標地点、目標

人や、特に軍隊が到達したり占領したりしようとする場所。

やさしい英語で： A place that someone, especially a military force, is trying to reach or capture.

• The bridge was our objective.
• The troops reached their objective before dawn.
• Each unit had a different objective to capture.

類義語： target, destination

よく使う表現： reach the objective, capture an objective, military objective

対物レンズ

顕微鏡やカメラで、見る対象に最も近いレンズやレンズの組。

やさしい英語で： The lens or group of lenses closest to what you are looking at through a microscope or camera.

• Clean the objective carefully.
• This microscope has three different objectives.
• She changed the objective to examine the sample more closely.

類義語： objective lens

よく使う表現： microscope objective, objective lens, high-power objective