single-eyed
single-eyed — adjective
1. having only one eye, whether from birth, injury, or a medical condition; able to
having only one eye, whether from birth, injury, or a medical condition; able to see with only one eye
Michael adopted a single-eyed cat that the shelter had struggled to rehome for months.
describing a person or animal with only one eye
After the accident, Devika learned to judge distances with her single-eyed vision.
Mathieu's single-eyed parrot could still mimic a dozen different songs with perfect clarity.
The old sailor, single-eyed since a storm took his left eye, knew the coast better than anyone.
Caleb drew a single-eyed monster for his art class and won first prize at the school fair.
常見錯誤
2. completely honest and morally straightforward, seeing and judging people or situ
completely honest and morally straightforward, seeing and judging people or situations with total fairness and integrity
Lucía's grandfather was a single-eyed man who never once told a lie in ninety years.
archaic register: describing a person of complete moral integrity
The villagers trusted the single-eyed elder to settle every dispute with complete fairness.
Kwame gave a single-eyed account of what happened, even though the truth made him look bad.
A single-eyed journalist is rare in a city where every story has a price.
Noor admired their teacher's single-eyed commitment to praising only work that deserved it.
- upright
stresses moral rectitude more than clarity of vision
- forthright
emphasises directness in speech rather than depth of character
- principled
focuses on adherence to moral rules, not necessarily on honest perception
用法筆記
Archaic and now rare. Found mainly in 17th–19th century literature and religious writing. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the literal physical meaning.