object (in philosophy); object (of rights and duties in law)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
object; the thing perceived or acted upon by a subject
formalA core term in philosophy, especially in epistemology and ontology, contrasting with 'subject' (主体).
Zài在
rèn认
shí识
lùn论
zhōng中
，
zhǔ主
tǐ体
tōng通
guò过
gǎn感
guān官
hé和
sī思
wéi维
lái来
bǎ把
wò握
kè客
tǐ体
。
In epistemology, the subject apprehends the object through perception and thought.
Yì意
shí识
yǔ与
kè客
tǐ体
de的
guān关
xì系
shì是
zhé哲
xué学
de的
jī基
běn本
wèn问
tí题
zhī之
yī一
。
The relationship between consciousness and the object is one of the fundamental questions in philosophy.
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Tā他
yán研
jiū究
de的
kè客
tǐ体
shì是
shí十
qī七
shì世
jì纪
de的
ōu欧
zhōu洲
yì艺
shù术
。
The object of his research is 17th-century European art.
noun
object (of a right or duty); property; subject matter
formalA legal term referring to the entity (things, actions, rights, benefits) over which a legal relationship exists.
Zhè这
dòng栋
fáng房
zi子
shì是
zhè这
xiàng项
mǎi买
mai卖
hé合
tong同
de的
kè客
tǐ体
。
This house is the object of this sales contract.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
guān关
xì系
de的
kè客
tǐ体
tōng通
cháng常
bāo包
kuò括
wù物
、
xíng行
wéi为
hé和
jīng精
shén神
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
The objects of a legal relationship typically include things, actions, and intellectual creations.
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Tā他
de的
zhī知
shí识
chǎn产
quán权
de的
kè客
tǐ体
shì是
zhè这
xiàng项
xīn新
fā发
míng明
。
The object of his intellectual property rights is this new invention.