near sightn.

Brit.

/nɪə ˈsʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪr ˈsaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., sight n.¹

Etymology: < near adj. + sight n.¹ In sense 2 after near-sighted adj.; compare short sight n.

1. A close view of something; a position allowing a close view.

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1726 J. Swift Gulliver (1735) III. ii. i. 105 I had a near Sight of her.

1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch I. iv. 60 The near sight of the tall masts, and of the maze of cordage that hung nearly above their heads,..prevented the change from being noted.

1870 Ladies' Repository Sept. 205/1 Inexplicable motions of the human soul in the near sight of the last earthly struggle are revealed.

1874 R. Lowell Antony Brade 103 On the South Road..a carriage had stopped in the way, within near sight of the tree with the black dress.

1996 Poetry Feb. 273 I've met—face-on—more men than I'd hoped in near sight of death (all thin as paper).

a. = short sight n.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > short-sightedness

myopia1654

near-sightedness1811

near sight1818

myopism1822

short sight1822

myopy1854

mope-eye1892

1818 J. Ware (title) Observations on the treatment of the epiphora, or watery eye... To which are now added observations on the near and distant sight of different persons.

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1462/2 Myopia..commonly called near sight is an affection almost, if not entirely, confined to civilization.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ix. 57 What is called a near sight..perhaps prevented his observing how much white cotton stocking he displayed.

1882 B. Harte Poet. Wks. 321 By smoke embarrassed, and near sight as well, He paused to wipe his eyeglass.

1915 Sci. Monthly Nov. 150 The blemish of nearsight he considered a no small defect.

1994 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 2 Nov. b1 The operations to correct near sight with laser surgery were broadcast live from the Gimbel Eye Centre.

b. figurative. Now rare.

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1853 Southern Q. Rev. June 85 Having made up their minds that Southerners are all brutes, what earthly power can cure the moral near-sight?

1893 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 7 271 The whole treatment strikes me as a remarkable example of economic near-sight.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	near sight
释义	near sightn. Brit. /nɪə ˈsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnɪr ˈsaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., sight n.¹ Etymology: < near adj. + sight n.¹ In sense 2 after near-sighted adj.; compare short sight n. 1. A close view of something; a position allowing a close view. ΚΠ 1726 J. Swift Gulliver (1735) III. ii. i. 105 I had a near Sight of her. 1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch I. iv. 60 The near sight of the tall masts, and of the maze of cordage that hung nearly above their heads,..prevented the change from being noted. 1870 Ladies' Repository Sept. 205/1 Inexplicable motions of the human soul in the near sight of the last earthly struggle are revealed. 1874 R. Lowell Antony Brade 103 On the South Road..a carriage had stopped in the way, within near sight of the tree with the black dress. 1996 Poetry Feb. 273 I've met—face-on—more men than I'd hoped in near sight of death (all thin as paper). 2. a. = short sight n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > short-sightedness myopia1654 near-sightedness1811 near sight1818 myopism1822 short sight1822 myopy1854 mope-eye1892 1818 J. Ware (title) Observations on the treatment of the epiphora, or watery eye... To which are now added observations on the near and distant sight of different persons. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 1462/2 Myopia..commonly called near sight is an affection almost, if not entirely, confined to civilization. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ix. 57 What is called a near sight..perhaps prevented his observing how much white cotton stocking he displayed. 1882 B. Harte Poet. Wks. 321 By smoke embarrassed, and near sight as well, He paused to wipe his eyeglass. 1915 Sci. Monthly Nov. 150 The blemish of nearsight he considered a no small defect. 1994 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 2 Nov. b1 The operations to correct near sight with laser surgery were broadcast live from the Gimbel Eye Centre. b. figurative. Now rare. ΚΠ 1853 Southern Q. Rev. June 85 Having made up their minds that Southerners are all brutes, what earthly power can cure the moral near-sight? 1893 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 7 271 The whole treatment strikes me as a remarkable example of economic near-sight. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1726
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