optician

/ɒpˈtɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːpˈtɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /äp-ˈti-shən/ (ame, mw)

optician — noun

  • opticiansingular
  • opticiansplural

1. a trained worker who tests how well you see and advises on glasses or contacts f

1.名詞B2
釋義

a trained worker who tests how well you see and advises on glasses or contacts for clearer vision.

例句

Christopher visited the optician after road signs started to look blurry.

visit the optician for blurred distance vision

The optician asked Lara to read the letters on the wall chart.

eye test using a wall chart

同義詞
  • optometrist

    often the usual term for the licensed eye-testing professional, especially in North America

  • eye specialist

    broader and less exact; may refer to a medical doctor rather than an optician

文法句型

visit an optician

book an optician's appointment

optician + check/test + eyesight

用法筆記

Common in British English for the person who checks eyesight and advises on correction. In many North American contexts, learners are more likely to hear optometrist for the eye-testing role.

常見錯誤

❌The optician treated my eye infection.
✅The eye doctor treated my infection, and the optician later helped with glasses.
💡an optician deals with vision correction, not medical treatment for disease.

2. a worker who uses an eye prescription to fit and supply glasses or contacts, wit

2.名詞B2
釋義

a worker who uses an eye prescription to fit and supply glasses or contacts, without testing your eyes.

例句

Beatrix took her prescription to the optician for thinner reading lenses.

take a prescription to an optician

Darius returned to the optician when his new glasses kept slipping.

return to the optician for an adjustment

同義詞

文法句型

take a prescription to an optician

optician + fit/adjust + glasses

pick up lenses from the optician

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this person works from an existing prescription and focuses on fitting frames or lenses rather than testing sight.

常見錯誤

❌The optician tested my eyes before fitting the frames.
✅The eye test happened first, and the optician then fitted the frames.
💡in this sense, the optician works from a prescription instead of examining eyesight.

3. someone in the optical trade who makes or sells lenses, eyewear, and related equ

3.名詞C1
釋義

someone in the optical trade who makes or sells lenses, eyewear, and related equipment.

例句

Samir learned lens polishing from an optician in his uncle's workshop.

optician making lenses in a workshop

Stefan ordered replacement prisms from an optician who also supplied old microscopes.

optician supplying optical instruments

同義詞
  • optical dealer

    focuses on the selling side of the trade

  • lens maker

    narrower, used when the work is specifically making lenses

文法句型

optician + make/sell + lenses

work for an optician

order parts from an optician

用法筆記

This broader trade sense is older and is often used for people who make or supply optical goods, not mainly for customer eye tests.