naked-eye
naked-eye — idiom
1. Something visible to the naked eye is big or close enough for a person to see us
Something visible to the naked eye is big or close enough for a person to see using their ordinary sight, without needing a telescope, microscope, binoculars, or any similar device.
From the hilltop, Mira could see the city lights with the naked eye.
fixed phrase: with the naked eye
The comet was so bright that Darius spotted it with the naked eye.
These tiny insects are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
To the naked eye, the pattern on the butterfly's wing looked like a single colour.
- unaided eye
More formal; common in scientific writing
- naked vision
Less common; used in astronomy contexts
文法句型
with the naked eye
visible to the naked eye
用法筆記
Commonly appears in the fixed phrases 'with the naked eye' (adverbial, describing how someone sees) and 'to the naked eye' (describing how something appears).
常見錯誤
naked-eye — noun
1. The naked eye is the human eye working on its own, without any instrument such a
The naked eye is the human eye working on its own, without any instrument such as a magnifying glass, telescope, or microscope that changes the size, distance, or appearance of what you see.
To the naked eye, the two shades of blue look identical.
prepositional phrase: to the naked eye
What the naked eye sees as one point of light is often a star cluster.
Ari examined the fabric closely for flaws that might escape the naked eye.
Pictures taken through a telescope show more detail than the naked eye alone can capture.
- unaided eye
More technical, preferred in formal publications
文法句型
the naked eye
用法筆記
Always takes the definite article 'the'. This noun sense refers to the actual biological eye or visual system itself, whereas the idiom 'with the naked eye' focuses on the action of seeing without aids.