one-eyed
one-eyed — adjective
1. A one-eyed person or animal sees with just one eye rather than two, because the
A one-eyed person or animal sees with just one eye rather than two, because the other eye is missing, damaged, or does not function.
Liam rescued a one-eyed cat from the animal shelter last winter.
one-eyed + noun describing an animal
Daichi became one-eyed after a piece of metal flew into his left eye at work.
became one-eyed (change of state)
The one-eyed owl perched on the barn roof and watched the field for mice.
Manuela's grandmother was born one-eyed but could knit better than anyone in the village.
- monocular
a technical or medical term; learners rarely need it
- two-eyed
describes someone with normal sight in both eyes; informal and non-standard
文法句型
one-eyed + noun
be one-eyed
用法筆記
One-eyed can be used before a noun (a one-eyed pirate) or after a linking verb (the pirate is one-eyed). This sense describes a physical condition only, not a figurative lack of insight.