monophthalmicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnɒfˈθalmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəfˈθælmɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονόϕθαλμος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μονόϕθαλμος one-eyed ( < μονο- mono- comb. form + ὀϕθαλμός eye: see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin monoptalmus , monophthalmus , adjective and noun (from 670 in British sources), French monophthalme , adjective (1840) and noun (1596 in Middle French). Compare monops adj., monopous adj.Jerome (see quot. 1865) uses the Greek word in a Latin context ( De Viris Illustribus 98).

rare.

Having only one eye; one-eyed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number

one-eyedOE

monoculusc1450

Polyphemian1602

monoculate1618

monocular1640

unocular1653

monoculous1656

Polyphemous1695

monoptical1821

Polyphemic1837

triocular1844

monophthalmic1857

monops1857

two-eyed1864

thousand-eyed1871

1857 J. W. Donaldson Christian Orthodoxy 356 The belief in Cyclopian or monophthalmic deities.

1865 Sat. Rev. 16 Sept. 355/2 St. Jerome was equally explicit about the existence of the Phœnix and monophthalmic men.

1995 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 1 Sept. 23 The deeper reading that sees the monophthalmic Cyclops as holding up a mirror to the Greeks' own cultural..deficiencies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monophthalmic
释义	monophthalmicadj. Brit. /ˌmɒnɒfˈθalmɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəfˈθælmɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονόϕθαλμος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μονόϕθαλμος one-eyed ( < μονο- mono- comb. form + ὀϕθαλμός eye: see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin monoptalmus , monophthalmus , adjective and noun (from 670 in British sources), French monophthalme , adjective (1840) and noun (1596 in Middle French). Compare monops adj., monopous adj.Jerome (see quot. 1865) uses the Greek word in a Latin context ( De Viris Illustribus 98). rare. Having only one eye; one-eyed. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number one-eyedOE monoculusc1450 Polyphemian1602 monoculate1618 monocular1640 unocular1653 monoculous1656 Polyphemous1695 monoptical1821 Polyphemic1837 triocular1844 monophthalmic1857 monops1857 two-eyed1864 thousand-eyed1871 1857 J. W. Donaldson Christian Orthodoxy 356 The belief in Cyclopian or monophthalmic deities. 1865 Sat. Rev. 16 Sept. 355/2 St. Jerome was equally explicit about the existence of the Phœnix and monophthalmic men. 1995 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 1 Sept. 23 The deeper reading that sees the monophthalmic Cyclops as holding up a mirror to the Greeks' own cultural..deficiencies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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