2021-02-10 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Target & objective

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2021-02-10

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – Target & objective

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง target = ‘TAHR-git’

ออกเสียง objective = ‘uhb-JEK-tiv’

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for objective

Adjective

MATERIAL, PHYSICAL, CORPOREAL, PHENOMENAL, SENSIBLE, OBJECTIVE

mean of or belonging to actuality.

MATERIAL implies formation out of tangible matter;

used in contrast with spiritual or ideal

it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values

PHYSICAL applies to what is perceived directly by the senses

and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.

the physical benefits of exercise

CORPOREAL implies having the tangible qualities of a body

such as shape, size, or resistance to force.

artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings

PHENOMENAL applies to what is known or perceived through the senses

rather than by intuition or rational deduction.

scientists concerned with the phenomenal world

SENSIBLE stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses.

the earth's rotation is not sensible to us

OBJECTIVE may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it.

no objective evidence of damage

FAIR, JUST, EQUITABLE, IMPARTIAL, UNBIASED, DISPASSIONATE, OBJECTIVE

mean free from favor toward either or any side.

FAIR implies a proper balance of conflicting interests. a fair decision

JUST implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.

a just settlement of territorial claims

EQUITABLE implies a less rigorous standard than JUST

and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned.

the equitable distribution of the property

IMPARTIAL stresses an absence of favor or prejudice.

an impartial third party

UNBIASED implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice.

your unbiased opinion

DISPASSIONATE suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies coolor even cold judgment.

a dispassionate summation of the facts

OBJECTIVE stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneselfand one's own interest or feelings.

I can't be objective about my own child

Noun

INTENTION, INTENT, PURPOSE, DESIGN, AIM, END, OBJECT, OBJECTIVE, GOAL

mean what one intends to accomplish or attain.

INTENTION implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about.

announced his intention to marry

INTENT suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness.

the clear intent of the statute

PURPOSE suggests a more settled determination.

being successful was her purpose in life

DESIGN implies a more carefully calculated plan.

the order of events came by accident, not design

AIM adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing.

her aim was to raise film to an art form

END stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such.

willing to use any means to achieve his end

OBJECT may equal END but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need.

his constant object was the achievement of pleasure

OBJECTIVE implies something tangible and immediately attainable.

their objective is to seize the oil fields

GOAL suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship.

worked years to reach her goals

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions

Target & objective

Literally, a target is something to be shot at,

but its meaning has been extended to includeany desired object

and also anything that is to be acted upon with a view to altering it.

An objective is something to worked towardas a goal.

Target has become a “fad” word in recent years

and is often misused for objective.

One can have a target or an objectivein life,

such as becoming a millionaire,

but although one can raise or lower his target,

it seems silly to speak of “achieving a target.)

If one wishes to stop overusing target

and desires to reduce his use of objective,

he can try purpose, goal, intent, intention, end, aim, and object.