near-sightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪəˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈnɪrˌsaɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., sighted adj.

Etymology: < near adj. + sighted adj., after short-sighted adj. Compare Old Icelandic nærsýnn , Swedish närsynt (c1635), Danish nærsynet . In sense 3 after near sight n. 1.

a. Myopic; = short-sighted adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

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

little-sighta1398

purblindc1450

narrow-sighted1593

thick-sighted1593

mope-eyed1606

short-sighteda1649

near-sighted1686

short-eyed1721

myopical1749

myopic1800

myoptic1849

myope1892

1686 London Gaz. No. 2103/4 He is about 17 years old,..near sighted.

1723 Pres. State Russia II. 63 Being lame, near-sighted, pitted with the Small-Pox.

1775 F. Burney Jrnl. 3 Apr. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 101 He is so near sighted, that he peers in every body's Face a minute or two before he knows them.

1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 17 The form of the eye in fishes proves that they are all very near-sighted.

1890 F. W. Robinson Very Strange Family 146 Lewis..peered at me in his old near-sighted way.

1955 C. Edel Psychol. Novel vi. 71 A near-sighted English girl.

1988 F. Kaplan Dickens viii. 283 Badly nearsighted, he wore rimless glasses.

1992 B. Morgan Random Passage v. 68 She continually seems to be knocking into things and stares at him so strangely that he cannot decide if she is simple-minded or just near-sighted.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. ii. 24 He had a near-sighted mind.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 349 Learn not to be near-sighted in history.

1973 A. E. Wilkerson Rights of Children p. xi Lawyers..have been nearsighted in looking at children's rights.

2. Of spectacles, a monocle, etc.: designed to correct short sight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > ophthalmology or optometry > aids to defective vision > [adjective] > types of spectacles

steel-rimmeda1400

steelbowed1606

young1667

near-sighted1796

trifocal1826

steel-bow1834

pantoscopic1836

window glass1885

bifocal1888

horn-rimmed1894

pebbled1928

thick-lensed1946

single-vision1962

wire-rim1968

wire-frame1977

Lennon1984

1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. iv. 200 She applied to her eye a near-sighted glass..and intently examined some particular person or group.

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. 11 His eyes were light-coloured, and were seldom seen without his near-sighted spectacles.

1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge i. iv. 45 [He] looked at her apologetically through thick, near-sighted pince-nez.

2000 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 25 Oct. 8 Nipaporn took off her near-sighted glasses to paint the cityscapes as she really sees them.

†3. Close, careful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail > characterized by scrupulous care > strict, careful, or detailed

narroweOE

searchinga1555

strict1598

scrutinous1599

press?1611

close1662

minutea1697

near-sighted1828

1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch vi. 43 I found myself..well instructed in the tailoring trade, to which I had paid a near-sighted attention.

1889 G. Massey My Lyrical Life 348 See how he goes In for a near-sighted look at our foes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	near-sighted
释义	near-sightedadj. Brit. /ˌnɪəˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈnɪrˌsaɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., sighted adj. Etymology: < near adj. + sighted adj., after short-sighted adj. Compare Old Icelandic nærsýnn , Swedish närsynt (c1635), Danish nærsynet . In sense 3 after near sight n. 1. 1. a. Myopic; = short-sighted adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > short-sighted little-sighta1398 purblindc1450 narrow-sighted1593 thick-sighted1593 mope-eyed1606 short-sighteda1649 near-sighted1686 short-eyed1721 myopical1749 myopic1800 myoptic1849 myope1892 1686 London Gaz. No. 2103/4 He is about 17 years old,..near sighted. 1723 Pres. State Russia II. 63 Being lame, near-sighted, pitted with the Small-Pox. 1775 F. Burney Jrnl. 3 Apr. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 101 He is so near sighted, that he peers in every body's Face a minute or two before he knows them. 1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 17 The form of the eye in fishes proves that they are all very near-sighted. 1890 F. W. Robinson Very Strange Family 146 Lewis..peered at me in his old near-sighted way. 1955 C. Edel Psychol. Novel vi. 71 A near-sighted English girl. 1988 F. Kaplan Dickens viii. 283 Badly nearsighted, he wore rimless glasses. 1992 B. Morgan Random Passage v. 68 She continually seems to be knocking into things and stares at him so strangely that he cannot decide if she is simple-minded or just near-sighted. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. viii. ii. 24 He had a near-sighted mind. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 349 Learn not to be near-sighted in history. 1973 A. E. Wilkerson Rights of Children p. xi Lawyers..have been nearsighted in looking at children's rights. 2. Of spectacles, a monocle, etc.: designed to correct short sight. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > ophthalmology or optometry > aids to defective vision > [adjective] > types of spectacles steel-rimmeda1400 steelbowed1606 young1667 near-sighted1796 trifocal1826 steel-bow1834 pantoscopic1836 window glass1885 bifocal1888 horn-rimmed1894 pebbled1928 thick-lensed1946 single-vision1962 wire-rim1968 wire-frame1977 Lennon1984 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. iv. 200 She applied to her eye a near-sighted glass..and intently examined some particular person or group. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. 11 His eyes were light-coloured, and were seldom seen without his near-sighted spectacles. 1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge i. iv. 45 [He] looked at her apologetically through thick, near-sighted pince-nez. 2000 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 25 Oct. 8 Nipaporn took off her near-sighted glasses to paint the cityscapes as she really sees them. †3. Close, careful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail > characterized by scrupulous care > strict, careful, or detailed narroweOE searchinga1555 strict1598 scrutinous1599 press?1611 close1662 minutea1697 near-sighted1828 1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch vi. 43 I found myself..well instructed in the tailoring trade, to which I had paid a near-sighted attention. 1889 G. Massey My Lyrical Life 348 See how he goes In for a near-sighted look at our foes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1686
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