单词 | sand blind |
释义 | sand blind in British English (sænd blaɪnd) adjective another name for sand-blind sand-blind in British Englishadjective not completely blind; partially able to see Compare stone-blind Derived forms sand-blindness (ˈsand-ˌblindness) noun Word origin C15: changed (through influence of sand) from Old English samblind (unattested), from sam- half, semi- + blindsand-blind in American English (ˈsændˌblaind) adjective partially blind; dim-sighted Derived forms sandblindness noun Word origin [1350–1400; ME; alter. (assimilated to sand) of OE *samblind half-blind, equiv. to sam- half- (akin to semi-) + blind blind]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, negative, range, screen, tune |
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