单词 | longsightedness |
释义 | > as lemmaslongˈsightedness longˈsightedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > possession of longsightedness1748 far-sightedness1846 foresightedness1909 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness presbytia1654 long sight1737 longsightedness1748 presbyopia1767 far-sightedness1846 presbyopy1862 presbytism1863 hypermetropia1868 hyperopia1886 1748 T. Rutherforth Syst. Nat. Philos. II. Index Long-sightedness, see eye. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 322 Long-sightedness may be acquired; for..those that are habituated to look at remote objects, are generally long-sighted. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel vii. 423 To discern their [events] purport and tendencies from the first, is the province of human long-sightedness. 1919 H. N. Martin & E. G. Martin Human Body (ed. 10) xv. 266 In the long-sightedness of old age..the sufferer may tolerably safely select for himself any glasses that allow him to read easily. 2011 Express (Nexis) 11 Oct. 38 Longsightedness is actually quite common in young children and it can lead to a squint. < as lemmas |
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