clear-eyed

/ˈklir-ˌīd/ (ame, mw)

clear-eyed — adjective

1. looking at a situation honestly and without illusions, so that decisions reflect

1.形容詞C1
釋義

looking at a situation honestly and without illusions, so that decisions reflect what is really happening rather than what one hopes for or fears

例句

Sana gave a clear-eyed assessment of the team's chances of winning the league this season.

clear-eyed + noun (assessment / view / analysis)

The senior nurses on the ward stayed clear-eyed about the patient's slim chances of recovery.

predicative: be / stay clear-eyed about + noun

同義詞
  • level-headed

    emphasises emotional calm under pressure; clear-eyed emphasises seeing reality

  • realistic

    broader and more neutral; clear-eyed adds the sense of resisting wishful thinking

  • unsentimental

    stronger negative tone — rejecting emotion; clear-eyed is more approving

  • hard-headed

    informal; suggests toughness in negotiation; clear-eyed is calmer and more analytical

反義詞
  • starry-eyed

    unrealistically idealistic

  • deluded

    stronger; implies a firm but wrong belief

  • naive

    lacking experience rather than refusing to see facts

文法句型

clear-eyed about + noun

a clear-eyed view of + noun

用法筆記

Frequently attributive in fixed collocations: clear-eyed view / assessment / analysis / look at. Subject is usually a person or a piece of writing offering judgement; rarely used of physical sight despite the literal compound.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor checked that my eyes were clear-eyed.
✅The doctor checked that my eyes were clear.
💡clear-eyed describes a person's judgement, not the physical clarity of someone's eyes.
❌She is clear-eyed the problem.
✅She is clear-eyed about the problem.
💡the preposition 'about' is required after the predicative use.