单词 | judgement call |
释义 | > as lemmasjudgement call judgement call n. (a) a call summoning souls on the Day of Judgement (cf. sense 12); (b) originally U.S. a decision based on subjective judgement or opinion; (also) a situation necessitating such a decision. ΚΠ 1778 Mod. Familiar Relig. Conversat. 143 At the final judgement-call, Inviolably just to all. 1847 M. Howitt Ballads 207 The last great judgment-call. 1913 J. N. Davidson Bk. Green Lake Manse 23 Lo, creation riseth quaking, To the judgment call awaking. 1952 N.Y. Times 25 June 33/7 At a courtesy hearing, Warren Giles..disallowed the Giant protest of last Thursday's loss to the Pirates. The exception, based on a judgement call rather than a question of rules, never had a chance. 1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 26 July 28/1 The two incidents..caused lengthy arguments during the game. The first, as Meyers said, was a judgement call. 1983 W. Goldman Adventures in Screen Trade 154 Let me circle back to Gunga Din and make strictly a judgment call: It is my absolute opinion that..it is infinitely superior to any of the Lucas-Spielberg prizewinners. 2010 Church Times 10 Dec. 31/1 Here is a brief account to give some idea of..just how much work and how many judgement calls are involved in a trivial piece of down-page reporting. < as lemmas |
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