单词 | myopia |
释义 | myopia /muy oh"pee euh/, n. 1. Opthalm. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia). 2. lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness. 3. narrow-mindedness; intolerance. [1685-95; < NL < Gk myopía, equiv. to myop- (s. of mýops) near-sighted, lit., blinking (mý(ein) to shut + óps EYE) + -ia -IA] |
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