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单词 acuity
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acuity

(ækjuːɪti)
uncountable noun
Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought.
[formal]
We work on improving visual acuity.

acuity in British English

(əˈkjuːɪtɪ)
noun
1. 
keenness or acuteness, esp in vision or thought
2. 
the capacity of the eye to see fine detail, measured by determining the finest detail that can just be detected
Word origin
C15: from Old French, from Latin acūtus acute

acuity in American English

(əˈkjuəti)
noun
acuteness; keenness, as of thought or vision
Word origin
Fr acuité < ML acuitas < L acus, needle: see acerose1

Examples of 'acuity' in a sentence
acuity

Now we know that the newborn has quite poor visual acuity but is quite definitely not blind.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
Eye tests like this one are measures of visual acuity.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
Politics as a field of knowledge is likelier to blunt mental acuity than to sharpen it.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
My brother has not the mental acuity to do this.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet the emotional acuity of their exchanges more than makes up for that.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Can you take her emotional acuity from page to stage?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They work best in people with naturally moist eyes, good visual acuity and no eyelid problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is a fair bit of evidence that the game can delay or diminish the loss of mental acuity that comes with age.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And its blend of song, silliness and emotional acuity is theatrical magic.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There aren't many stories that combine emotional acuity, formal daring and finely crafted gags quite like this.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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