英语词汇“against one's better judgement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. one's better judgement: the faculty of judgement (sense 1a) when free of the undue influence of one's emotions, or of foolish or inappropriate impulses. In later use esp. in against one's better judgement: contrary to what one truly knows or feels to be wise or sensible.

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1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence v. i. sig. I3^v His services So many, and so great (your storme of fury Calm'd by your better judgment) must inform you.

1698 J. Turner Phisico-theol. Disc. Divine Being iv. 156 He..told me, That on what account soever I espous'd their Cause, he was satisfy'd that I cou'd not do it without a manifest Imposition upon my better Judgment.

1759 J. Grainger in C. Lennox tr. P. Brumoy Greek Theatre III. 466 Having determined, contrary to my better judgment [Fr. contre mon goût], to translate the Cyclops, I could not omit any part of it, however shocking.

1797 True Briton 9 Dec. An ingenious contrivance to..make them act against their better judgment, by corrupting their understanding.

1838 Dublin Rev. Oct. 549 This Reformation Society Geraldine is persuaded against her better judgment to attend.

1885 Advance (Hillsdale College, Michigan) 18 Nov. 71/2 I don't believe in doing what my better judgement tells me not to undertake.

1939 Fortune Oct. 17/1 (advt.) Too many men have yielded to the desire to be a good fellow, against their better judgment—and lost their shirts.

1991 S. Forward Obsessive Love i. 94 Instead of reading this as a warning, Debra allowed her infatuation to overcome her better judgment.

2010 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 13 Apr. e2/6 Airlines and aircraft owners sometimes pressure pilots to fly or to land against their better judgment.

单词	against one's better judgement
释义	> as lemmas against one's better judgement P3. one's better judgement: the faculty of judgement (sense 1a) when free of the undue influence of one's emotions, or of foolish or inappropriate impulses. In later use esp. in against one's better judgement: contrary to what one truly knows or feels to be wise or sensible. ΚΠ 1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence v. i. sig. I3^v His services So many, and so great (your storme of fury Calm'd by your better judgment) must inform you. 1698 J. Turner Phisico-theol. Disc. Divine Being iv. 156 He..told me, That on what account soever I espous'd their Cause, he was satisfy'd that I cou'd not do it without a manifest Imposition upon my better Judgment. 1759 J. Grainger in C. Lennox tr. P. Brumoy Greek Theatre III. 466 Having determined, contrary to my better judgment [Fr. contre mon goût], to translate the Cyclops, I could not omit any part of it, however shocking. 1797 True Briton 9 Dec. An ingenious contrivance to..make them act against their better judgment, by corrupting their understanding. 1838 Dublin Rev. Oct. 549 This Reformation Society Geraldine is persuaded against her better judgment to attend. 1885 Advance (Hillsdale College, Michigan) 18 Nov. 71/2 I don't believe in doing what my better judgement tells me not to undertake. 1939 Fortune Oct. 17/1 (advt.) Too many men have yielded to the desire to be a good fellow, against their better judgment—and lost their shirts. 1991 S. Forward Obsessive Love i. 94 Instead of reading this as a warning, Debra allowed her infatuation to overcome her better judgment. 2010 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 13 Apr. e2/6 Airlines and aircraft owners sometimes pressure pilots to fly or to land against their better judgment. extracted from judgementjudgmentn. < as lemmas
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