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单词 purblind
释义 pur·blind
I. \ˈpər, ˈpə̄+ˌ-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English pur blind, pure blind, from pure (II) + blind
1.
 a. obsolete : wholly blind
  < purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight — Shakespeare >
 b. : partly blind : dim-sighted, short-sighted
  < like a morning eagle … purblind amid foggy, midnight wolds — John Keats >
  < purblind with cataracts — Gerald Kersh >
2. : comprehending or discerning imperfectly or obscurely : lacking in vision, insight, or understanding : characterized by obtuseness
 < this purblind policy of social legislation >
 < shooting pheasants … in their purblind pomp of pelf and power — James Joyce >
pur·blind·ly adverb
pur·blind·ness noun -es
II. transitive verb
: to make purblind
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