blindness
/ˈblaɪndnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblaɪndnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblīn(d)-nəs/ (ame, mw)
blindness — 名詞
1. the medical condition in which a person or animal is completely or almost comple
失明
無法看見的生理狀態
the medical condition in which a person or animal is completely or almost completely unable to see.
Theo lost his eyesight gradually and now lives with near-complete blindness.
Theo 的視力逐漸喪失，如今近乎完全失明。
live with blindness — describing a permanent condition
A simple operation can prevent the blindness that this eye disease often causes.
一個簡單的手術就能預防這種眼疾所導致的失明。
prevent / cause blindness — verbs with blindness as object
The charity trains guide dogs for people who are dealing with blindness.
該慈善機構訓練導盲犬，幫助失明人士應對日常生活。
Blindness affects millions of older adults, but early treatment can slow its progress.
失明影響數百萬老年人，但早期治療能減緩其惡化速度。
In many countries, river blindness has been nearly eliminated through public health programs.
在許多國家，河盲症已經透過公共衛生計劃被幾乎消滅。
- sight loss
a more neutral, non-medical term; often preferred by advocacy groups
- visual impairment
a broader, more formal term that includes partial sight
用法筆記
This sense refers only to literal loss of sight. For the figurative meaning (e.g., 'blindness to the truth'), see sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. a stubborn or repeated failure to notice, acknowledge, or deal with something th
盲目；視而不見
刻意或習慣性忽略明顯事實
a stubborn or repeated failure to notice, acknowledge, or deal with something that is clearly obvious to other people.
The board showed a shocking blindness to the financial warnings from its own accountants.
董事會對自家會計師提出的財務警告表現出驚人的視而不見。
blindness + to + noun phrase — key pattern
His moral blindness let him ignore the suffering that his business decisions caused.
他的道德盲目讓他無視自己的商業決策所造成的痛苦。
compound: moral / political / willful blindness
We all have moments of blindness when a friend's unhappiness is right in front of us.
每個人都有視而不見的時刻，明明朋友的不快樂就在眼前卻沒注意到。
The mayor's willful blindness to the housing crisis cost her party the election.
市長對住房危機蓄意視而不見，導致她的政黨輸掉選舉。
Cultural blindness can make it hard for outsiders to see the unwritten rules of a workplace.
文化盲點可能讓外人難以察覺職場中那些不成文的規則。
- unawareness
a neutral term that does not carry the same sense of refusal or stubbornness
- obliviousness
suggests a lack of attention rather than a deliberate ignoring of facts
- willful ignorance
a deliberate choice not to know; stronger and more negative than 'blindness'
- awareness
a general term for knowing or realising something
- perceptiveness
the ability to notice and understand things quickly
文法句型
blindness + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'to' (blindness to something). Frequently paired with adjectives like 'willful', 'moral', 'political', or 'cultural' to specify the domain of unawareness.