sun-blindadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnblʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌblaɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, blind adj.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + blind adj. Compare snow-blind adj.

Suffering from temporarily impaired vision while adapting from sunlight to dim light (cf. dark adaptation n. at dark n. Compounds). Also occasionally: dazzled or temporarily blinded by the glare of the sun.

ΚΠ

1743 J. Booth Horsley's Short & Gen. Acct. Princ. Nat. Philos. x. 75 This Pupil enlarges, when we go into a dark Place, and contracts in a light one... And hence we find the Reason of the Sun-blind Eye.

1865 J. Ogilvie Student's Eng. Dict. Sun-blind, blind from too bright sunshine.

1964 Mass. Rev. 5 513 Peter was sun blind from having walked into the dark kitchen a second ago.

2014 J. Dixon Phoenix Island 272 He squinted against the bright sunlight... Through sun-blind eyes, he made out the black mass of the parking lot.

2014 L. Leveen Juliet's Nurse 2015 200 I turn from the window, sun-blind as I look back to Juliet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sun-blind
释义	sun-blindadj. Brit. /ˈsʌnblʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈsənˌblaɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, blind adj. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + blind adj. Compare snow-blind adj. Suffering from temporarily impaired vision while adapting from sunlight to dim light (cf. dark adaptation n. at dark n. Compounds). Also occasionally: dazzled or temporarily blinded by the glare of the sun. ΚΠ 1743 J. Booth Horsley's Short & Gen. Acct. Princ. Nat. Philos. x. 75 This Pupil enlarges, when we go into a dark Place, and contracts in a light one... And hence we find the Reason of the Sun-blind Eye. 1865 J. Ogilvie Student's Eng. Dict. Sun-blind, blind from too bright sunshine. 1964 Mass. Rev. 5 513 Peter was sun blind from having walked into the dark kitchen a second ago. 2014 J. Dixon Phoenix Island 272 He squinted against the bright sunlight... Through sun-blind eyes, he made out the black mass of the parking lot. 2014 L. Leveen Juliet's Nurse 2015 200 I turn from the window, sun-blind as I look back to Juliet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1743
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