Objectification is the act, or the result, of treating a person — or, in more careful talk, an idea — as if they were a physical object: a thing you can look at, use, own, or pass around, rather than someone with their own inner life.

Objectification Objectification（物化） is是 the act, or the result, of treating a person把一個人當作 — or, in more careful talk, an idea或更嚴謹地說，把一個想法 — as if they were a physical object當成一個實體物品來對待的行為、或這樣對待造成的結果： a thing you can look at, use, own, or pass around一個可以被看、被使用、被擁有、或被轉手的東西， rather than someone with their own inner life而不是一個有自己內在生活的人。

The sense you will meet most is about people, especially women, being treated as bodies for others to enjoy; that is sexual objectification, and it is a serious, slightly formal word from news, essays, and gender studies, not from casual chat.

The sense you will meet most你最常會遇到的意思 is是 about people, especially women, being treated as bodies for others to enjoy人、尤其是女性被當成供他人觀賞享受的身體； that這 is就是 sexual objectification性物化， and而且 it它 is是 a serious, slightly formal word一個嚴肅、稍微正式的詞 from news, essays, and gender studies出現在新聞、評論、和性別研究裡， not from casual chat而不是日常閒聊的用語。

You can also talk about the objectification of an idea, meaning we speak of a thought as if it were a hard thing we could point to.

You你 can also也可以 talk about the objectification of an idea談一個想法被物化的情況， meaning也就是說 we speak of a thought as if it were a hard thing we could point to把一個念頭講得好像是一個我們可以指出來的實體東西一樣。

Though actually, philosophers have used the word in other technical ways, but learners almost always meet the ‘treating a person as a thing’ sense. Do not hear it as ‘being objective’ (sticking to facts) or as ‘making an objection’ (saying you are against something); those neighbours on the page lead students astray.

Though actually不過其實， philosophers哲學家 have used the word in other technical ways曾用這個字表達其他比較專門的意思， but但是 learners學習者 almost always meet the ‘treating a person as a thing’ sense幾乎都只會遇到「把人當東西對待」這個意思。Do not hear it不要把它聽成 as ‘being objective’ (sticking to facts)「客觀」（堅持事實） or或 as ‘making an objection’ (saying you are against something)「提出異議」（表示反對）； those neighbours on the page這些長得很像的鄰居字 lead students astray常常把學生帶偏。