short-sightedadj.

Etymology: Compare short sight n. and sighted adj.

a. Having short sight; having the focus of the eyes at less than the normal distance; unable to distinguish objects clearly at a distance; myopic.

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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

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 105 The other (who was short-sighted) had broken his ponderous Sword.

1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §5, in Wks. (1871) I. 139 He who is short-sighted will be obliged to draw the object nearer.

1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 165 Two lenses of this kind, one for cylindrical and short-sighted eyes..and another for long-sighted eyes.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 190 I think that we had better adopt a method..recommended to those who are short-sighted, and are bidden by some one to read small letters.

b. absol.

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1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 181 The observations which we have made on spectacles for longsight, are, generally speaking, applicable to the shortsighted.

2. figurative. Lacking in foresight or in extent of intellectual outlook.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective]

thestera900

thestria900

blindc1000

blindfoldc1450

blinkard?1528

purblind1533

blinded1535

blear-eyed1561

obcaecate1568

unilluminated1579

fonda1592

blear-witted1600

short-sighted1622

baby-blind1627

obcaecated1641

misty-brained1649

twilighta1677

blindfolded1730

short-sighted1736

unpliable1769

misty1820

myopical1830

visionless1856

myopic1891

blinkered1897

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] > person having

blinkard1523

beetle1579

short-sighted1622

myops1798

myope1870

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 216 Those that are yong, are very short-sighted in your choyser sort of things.

1730 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth (ed. 2) 198 The giddy short-sighted Minds of young Men.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. 8 So short-sighted are politicians in power.

1902 R. Bagot Donna Diana xxx. 396 He..cursed himself for a short-sighted fool.

absolute.1669 J. Denham Cato Major iv. 50 The foolish and short-sighted die with fear, That they go no where, or they know not where.1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 107 The march of circumstance has become too obvious to escape the attention of the most short-sighted.

3. Characterized by or proceeding from want of foresight or limited mental vision.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective]

thestera900

thestria900

blindc1000

blindfoldc1450

blinkard?1528

purblind1533

blinded1535

blear-eyed1561

obcaecate1568

unilluminated1579

fonda1592

blear-witted1600

short-sighted1622

baby-blind1627

obcaecated1641

misty-brained1649

twilighta1677

blindfolded1730

short-sighted1736

unpliable1769

misty1820

myopical1830

visionless1856

myopic1891

blinkered1897

1736 Gentleman's Mag. June 314/2 [Discoverers] whose Geography was so weak, and so short-sighted, that [etc.].

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 92 The laws which we call shortsighted, against engrossers of grain.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton i. 11 A short-sighted and suicidal policy.

1891 Speaker 11 July 36/1 The pitiable display of short~sighted greed over the Factory Bill.

Derivatives

short-ˈsightedly adv.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adverb]

blindlyc893

blindlinga1225

purblindly?1575

glimmeringly1665

short-sightedly1853

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

short-sightedly1853

near-sightedly1871

myopically1901

1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green xii. 112 Verdant..was short-sightedly peering at the celebrated ‘Charles the First’ of Vandyck.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 55 Rash and short-sightedly premature gatherings of crop.

short-ˈsightedness n. literal and figurative

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun]

thesterc897

blindness971

obscurationa1550

twilight1610

ablepsy1616

obcaecationa1631

mind-blindness1649

blear-eyedness1653

short-sightedness1670

blearedness1678

crassitude1679

myopia1801

purblindness1834

bat-mindedness1869

myopism1880

short sighta1888

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. vii. 320 The short-sightedness of humane Wisdom.

1715 A. Pope in tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. Observ. 313 The divine Boldnesses which in their very Nature provoke Ignorance and Short-sightedness to shew themselves.

1884 R. W. Church Bacon iii. 63 The apparent shortsightedness of the policy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	short-sighted
释义	short-sightedadj. Etymology: Compare short sight n. and sighted adj. 1. a. Having short sight; having the focus of the eyes at less than the normal distance; unable to distinguish objects clearly at a distance; myopic. 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 a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 105 The other (who was short-sighted) had broken his ponderous Sword. 1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §5, in Wks. (1871) I. 139 He who is short-sighted will be obliged to draw the object nearer. 1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 165 Two lenses of this kind, one for cylindrical and short-sighted eyes..and another for long-sighted eyes. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues II. 190 I think that we had better adopt a method..recommended to those who are short-sighted, and are bidden by some one to read small letters. b. absol. ΚΠ 1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 181 The observations which we have made on spectacles for longsight, are, generally speaking, applicable to the shortsighted. 2. figurative. Lacking in foresight or in extent of intellectual outlook. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] thestera900 thestria900 blindc1000 blindfoldc1450 blinkard?1528 purblind1533 blinded1535 blear-eyed1561 obcaecate1568 unilluminated1579 fonda1592 blear-witted1600 short-sighted1622 baby-blind1627 obcaecated1641 misty-brained1649 twilighta1677 blindfolded1730 short-sighted1736 unpliable1769 misty1820 myopical1830 visionless1856 myopic1891 blinkered1897 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] > person having blinkard1523 beetle1579 short-sighted1622 myops1798 myope1870 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 216 Those that are yong, are very short-sighted in your choyser sort of things. 1730 J. Clarke Ess. Educ. Youth (ed. 2) 198 The giddy short-sighted Minds of young Men. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. 8 So short-sighted are politicians in power. 1902 R. Bagot Donna Diana xxx. 396 He..cursed himself for a short-sighted fool. absolute.1669 J. Denham Cato Major iv. 50 The foolish and short-sighted die with fear, That they go no where, or they know not where.1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 107 The march of circumstance has become too obvious to escape the attention of the most short-sighted. 3. Characterized by or proceeding from want of foresight or limited mental vision. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adjective] thestera900 thestria900 blindc1000 blindfoldc1450 blinkard?1528 purblind1533 blinded1535 blear-eyed1561 obcaecate1568 unilluminated1579 fonda1592 blear-witted1600 short-sighted1622 baby-blind1627 obcaecated1641 misty-brained1649 twilighta1677 blindfolded1730 short-sighted1736 unpliable1769 misty1820 myopical1830 visionless1856 myopic1891 blinkered1897 1736 Gentleman's Mag. June 314/2 [Discoverers] whose Geography was so weak, and so short-sighted, that [etc.]. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 92 The laws which we call shortsighted, against engrossers of grain. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton i. 11 A short-sighted and suicidal policy. 1891 Speaker 11 July 36/1 The pitiable display of short~sighted greed over the Factory Bill. Derivatives short-ˈsightedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [adverb] blindlyc893 blindlinga1225 purblindly?1575 glimmeringly1665 short-sightedly1853 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adverb] > short-sightedly short-sightedly1853 near-sightedly1871 myopically1901 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green xii. 112 Verdant..was short-sightedly peering at the celebrated ‘Charles the First’ of Vandyck. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 55 Rash and short-sightedly premature gatherings of crop. short-ˈsightedness n. literal and figurative ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] thesterc897 blindness971 obscurationa1550 twilight1610 ablepsy1616 obcaecationa1631 mind-blindness1649 blear-eyedness1653 short-sightedness1670 blearedness1678 crassitude1679 myopia1801 purblindness1834 bat-mindedness1869 myopism1880 short sighta1888 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon ii. vii. 320 The short-sightedness of humane Wisdom. 1715 A. Pope in tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. Observ. 313 The divine Boldnesses which in their very Nature provoke Ignorance and Short-sightedness to shew themselves. 1884 R. W. Church Bacon iii. 63 The apparent shortsightedness of the policy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1622
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