a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court 法官,审判员 ■a person who decides the results of a competition (竞赛)裁判员 ■a person able or qualified to give an opinion on something 鉴定人,鉴赏家,行家 she was a good judge of character. 他是一个识别品行的行家。 ■a leader having temporary authority in ancient Israel in the period between Joshua and the kings 士师(约书亚之后犹太诸王之前时期的古以色列统治者)。 参见 Judges
verb
[with obj.]form an opinion or conclusion about 判断,断定 a production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism. 一部作品可以根据美学评论原则加以判断。 [with clause]it is hard to judge whether such opposition is justified. 很难断定这种反对是否有理。 [no obj.]judging from his letters home, Monty was in good spirits. 根据蒙蒂家信判断,他精神不错。 ■decide (a case) in a law court 审理(案件) other cases were judged by tribunal. 其他案件由特别法庭审理。 ■[with obj. and complement]give a verdict on (someone) in a law court 裁决,判决(某人) she was judged innocent of murder. 对她的判决是未犯谋杀罪。 ■decide the results of (a competition) 裁判(竞赛)
派生 judgeship noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus 'law' + dicere 'to say'