myopic

/maɪˈɒpɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /maɪˈɑːpɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /mī-ˈō-pik -ˈä-pik/ (ame, mw)

myopic — adjective

  • myopicpositive
  • more myopiccomparative
  • most myopicsuperlative

1. thinking only about the immediate problem or gain, without noticing wider or lat

1.形容詞C1
釋義

thinking only about the immediate problem or gain, without noticing wider or later effects

例句

The board's myopic cuts saved money now but hurt the library later.

myopic + short-term decision with later harm

Shanti called the transport plan myopic after the floods blocked both roads.

call a plan myopic

同義詞
  • shortsighted

    closest everyday alternative for failing to think ahead

  • blinkered

    stresses a narrow view that shuts out other angles

  • narrow-minded

    usually describes limited attitudes, not poor long-term planning

反義詞
  • farsighted

    suggests seeing future needs and planning early

  • forward-looking

    emphasizes attention to future change and opportunity

文法句型

myopic policy

myopic decision

be myopic about housing costs

用法筆記

Usually criticizes a plan, policy, company, or leader for ignoring wider or long-term results. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes a person's eyesight.

常見錯誤

❌The report is myopic because it is very detailed.
✅The report is myopic because it ignores next year's costs.
💡Myopic criticizes short-term thinking, not careful detail.

2. able to read things close to you, but seeing distant objects only as a blur

2.形容詞B2
釋義

able to read things close to you, but seeing distant objects only as a blur

例句

Jiwoo is myopic, so road signs blur unless she wears glasses.

be myopic + distant signs blur

The nurse said Rachid was mildly myopic in both eyes.

mildly myopic in both eyes

同義詞
反義詞
  • farsighted

    means seeing far away more easily than close up

  • long-sighted

    common British alternative for farsighted

文法句型

be myopic

mildly myopic

highly myopic in both eyes

用法筆記

Most often follows be when describing a person's eyesight, and often appears with degree words such as mildly or highly. In everyday American English, nearsighted is more common for this physical sense.

常見錯誤

❌Myopic means you see far objects more clearly.
✅Myopic means you see close things more clearly than distant ones.
💡Myopic is the same eyesight problem as nearsighted.