prejudge
英 /priːˈdʒʌdʒ/美 /priːˈdʒʌdʒ/
v. 动词
预先判断；过早下结论；预判
基本释义
prejudge 的核心含义是“在掌握充分信息或事实之前就形成判断”。本义指在审判或正式裁决前预先认定是非，带有“未审先判”的意味；引申义泛指对人或事物过早下结论，常含贬义，暗示判断可能不公或错误。各义项均围绕“pre-（先）+ judge（判断）”的构词逻辑展开，从法律语境扩展到日常认知。
词源与构词
prejudge 由前缀 pre-（意为“在……之前”）和动词 judge（判断）构成，字面即“预先判断”。该词约出现于16世纪，最初用于法律语境，指未经审判即作裁决。借助构词记忆：pre- 表示时间在前，judge 表示判断，合起来即“在了解事实前就下判断”。
用在哪里
prejudge 常见于正式书面语。法律文本中强调“未审先判”的程序不公；学术写作中批评研究方法或结论的预设偏见；新闻报道中描述公众或媒体过早定性事件；商务邮件中可委婉提醒对方勿仓促决定。日常口语较少使用，若用则语气较重，多含批评意味。文学作品中使用可刻画人物偏见。
语法提示
prejudge 为及物动词，必须带宾语，宾语可以是人或事物（如 prejudge a case, prejudge someone）。常见句型：prejudge sb/sth (as sth)；be prejudged by sb。易错点：不可用作不及物动词，不能说 *He prejudged before hearing the facts；应说 He prejudged the case before hearing the facts。
同义词区别
prejudge 强调“在了解事实前形成判断”，常含不公意味；preconceive 指事先形成想法，中性，不强调对错；presume 指未经证实就假定，语气较强；assume 指无证据地接受为真，最通用；judge 为一般判断，不强调时间先后。需批评“未审先判”时用 prejudge；中性描述“先入为主”可用 preconceive。
易错提醒
prejudge 为正式用语，语域较高，多用于书面语。含贬义，暗示判断不公或草率，不宜用于中性描述。常见误用：将其与 prejudiced（有偏见的）混淆；prejudge 是动词，prejudiced 是形容词。另注意不要与 prejudicial（有害的；有偏见的）混用。
固定搭配
- prejudge a case
- prejudge the outcome
- prejudge someone's guilt
- prejudge a situation
- prejudge the issue
- without prejudging
实用例句
The committee was accused of prejudging the case before all evidence was presented.
We should not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.
She felt that her colleagues had prejudged her based on her accent.
The media was criticized for prejudging the suspect's guilt.
It is unfair to prejudge a book by its cover.