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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
sub·jec·tive
I
\\(ˌ)səb-ˈjek-tiv\\ adjective
 DATE  15th century
1. of, relating to, or constituting a subject: as
  a. obsolete : of, relating to, or characteristic of one that is a subject especially in lack of freedom of action or in submissiveness
  b. being or relating to a grammatical subject; especially :
nominative

2. of or relating to the essential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, or relations
3.
  a. characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind :
phenomenal
— compare
objective
1b
  b. relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states
4.
  a.
    (1) peculiar to a particular individual :
personal

       subjective judgments
    (2) modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background
       a subjective account of the incident
  b. arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli
      subjective sensations
  c. arising out of or identified by means of one's perception of one's own states and processes
      a subjective symptom of disease
  — compare
objective
1c
5. lacking in reality or substance :
illusory

sub·jec·tive·ly adverb
sub·jec·tive·ness noun
sub·jec·tiv·i·ty \\-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē\\ noun

II
noun
 DATE  1817
: something that is subjective; also :
nominative
English Etymology
subjective
  mid-15c., "pertaining to a political subject" (now obsolete), from L.L. subjectivus, from subjectus (see subject (n.)). Meaning "existing in the mind" (mind="the thinking subject") is from 1707; thus, "personal idiosyncratic" (1767). Related: Subjectively; subjectivity.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
subjective
sub·ject·ive / sEb5dVektiv / adjective1. based on your own ideas or opinions rather than facts and therefore sometimes unfair
   主观的(非客观的):
   a highly subjective point of view
   非常主观的看法
   Everyone's opinion is bound to be subjective.
   每个人的意见都必定是主观的。
2. (of ideas, feelings or experiences 思想、感情或经历) existing in sb's mind rather than in the real world
   主观的(非现实世界的)
3. [only before noun] (grammar 语法) the subjective case is the six which is used for the subject of a sentence
   主语的;主格的
   OPP 
objective

sub·ject·ive·ly adv.:
   People who are less subjectively involved are better judges.
   主观因素介入愈少,愈能作出恰当的判断。
   subjectively perceived changes
   主观感受到的变化
sub·ject·iv·ity / 7sQbdVek5tivEti / noun [U] :
   There is an element of subjectivity in her criticism.
   她的批评有主观因素。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


subjective
adj.

VERBS be, seem

ADV. highly, very painted from a highly subjective point of view | entirely, purely, wholly The criticisms are purely subjective. | essentially, largely Taste in art is essentially subjective. | rather, somewhat | inevitably, necessarily making inevitably subjective judgements

OLT
subjective adj.
⇨ own
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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sub·jec·tive
I. \(ˌ)səbˈjektiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, relating to submissiveness, from Medieval Latin subjectivus, from Latin subjectus, (past participle of subjicere, subicere to bring under) + -ivus -ive
1. : of, relating to, or constituting a subject: as
 a. obsolete : of, relating to, or characteristic of one that is subject especially in lack of freedom of action or in submissiveness
 b. [Late Latin subjectivus, from Latin subjectum subject of a proposition + -ivus -ive — more at
subject
] : being or relating to a grammatical subject; specifically :
nominative

2.
 a. : of or belonging to the real or essential being of that which supports qualities, attributes, or relations :
substantial
,
real
— compare
objective
1b(1)
 b.
  (1) Kantianism : of, relating to, or determined by the mind, ego, or consciousness as the subject of experience and knowledge
   < subjective reality >
  (2) : characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived or known as opposed to reality as it is in itself or independent of mind :
phenomenal
— compare objective 1b(2)
 c. : of, relating to, or being whatever in experience or knowledge is conditioned by merely personal characteristics of mind or by particular states of mind as opposed to what is determined only by the universal conditions of human experience and knowledge — compare
objective
1b(3)
3. : arising from within or belonging strictly to the individual often as contrasted with something modified by the physical or social environment or by the presence of an interpreter: as
 a. : peculiar to a particular individual modified by individual bias and limitations :
personal

  < a subjective impression >
  < subjective judgments >
 b. : arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli
  < subjective sensations >
 c. : placing undue stress on one's opinions, fancies, or moods : excessively or moodily introspective
 d. : arising out of or identified by means of an individual's attention to or awareness of his own states and processes
  < a subjective symptom of disease >
  < a subjective study of fatigue >
 e. : lacking in reality or substance : existing in the mind alone :
illusory
,
fanciful

 f.
  (1) : making prominent the individuality of a writer or an artist
  (2) : modified or affected by the personal views, mental and emotional background, or other special characteristics of the artist
   < a subjective painting >
   < subjective writers >
sub·jec·tive·ly \-tə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
sub·jec·tive·ness \-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv-\ noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something that is subjective
 < the overemphasis of the individual and the subjective in modern philosophy — John Dewey >
2. :
nominative

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