myopia

/maɪˈəʊpiə/ (bre, ipa) · /maɪˈəʊpiə/ (ame, ipa) · /mī-ˈō-pē-ə/ (ame, mw)

myopia — noun

1. an eye problem that makes faraway objects look blurry while nearby ones stay sha

1.名詞C1
釋義

an eye problem that makes faraway objects look blurry while nearby ones stay sharp; the common word for it is nearsightedness.

例句

Lakan was diagnosed with myopia after struggling to read the bus signs across the street.

be diagnosed with myopia

Noa's myopia got worse during high school, so the optician prescribed stronger glasses.

myopia got worse / progression

同義詞
反義詞
  • hyperopia

    the opposite condition — trouble seeing close-up objects (long-sightedness)

  • farsightedness

    everyday term for hyperopia

文法句型

have myopia

suffer from myopia

用法筆記

Uncountable — say 'have myopia', not 'a myopia' or 'myopias'. Often paired with degree adjectives (mild, severe, progressive) and with verbs of medical care (diagnose, treat, correct).

常見錯誤

❌I have a myopia in my right eye.
✅I have myopia in my right eye.
💡myopia is uncountable, so no 'a' and no plural.
❌My myopia is short-sighted.
✅I am short-sighted because of myopia.
💡myopia is the condition, not the person; the person is short-sighted.

2. a way of making choices that focuses on the present moment and ignores how those

2.名詞C2
釋義

a way of making choices that focuses on the present moment and ignores how those choices will play out years later — used as a criticism, especially of leaders, companies, or policies.

例句

Critics blamed the company's collapse on the management's myopia about climate risk.

myopia about [issue] (criticism collocation)

Élise wrote an editorial accusing the government of political myopia after the school cuts.

political myopia (fixed phrase)

同義詞
反義詞
  • foresight

    the ability to see and plan for what comes next

  • vision

    in the figurative sense of a clear long-term plan

文法句型

myopia of [group/policy]

the myopia to do something

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (eye condition) — sense 2 is always figurative and judgemental. Subject is usually a leader, organisation, policy, or social group. Often modified by 'political', 'cultural', 'strategic', or 'short-term'.

常見錯誤

❌His myopia makes him a bad listener.
✅His political myopia makes him ignore long-term consequences.
💡sense 2 needs a context-setting adjective (political, cultural, etc.) or a phrase like 'about X', otherwise readers default to sense 1.
❌The plan shows myopia thinking.
✅The plan shows myopic thinking.
💡use the adjective 'myopic' to modify a noun; the noun 'myopia' does not work attributively.