color blindness
color blindness — 名詞
1. the form used in American English instead of 'colour blindness', with the same m
美式拼法
英式寫法的美國拼寫
the form used in American English instead of 'colour blindness', with the same medical and social meanings
US schools teach the spelling color blindness, while UK books usually write colour blindness.
美國學校教的拼法是 color blindness，而英國書籍通常寫成 colour blindness。
US and UK spelling contrast
After moving to Chicago, Ari changed colour blindness to color blindness in his report.
搬到芝加哥後，Ari 把報告裡的 colour blindness 改成 color blindness。
The clinic website uses color blindness because it follows American spelling.
那家診所的網站使用 color blindness，因為它採用美式拼寫。
Mateo circled color blindness on the worksheet marked American English.
Mateo 在標著 American English 的作業單上圈出了 color blindness。
- colour blindness
the standard British spelling of the same noun
用法筆記
Use this spelling in American English. In British English, the usual form is 'colour blindness'. The meanings stay the same.
常見錯誤
color blindness — 片語
1. a condition in which someone cannot clearly tell certain colors apart, often esp
色盲症
無法分辨某些顏色的情況
a condition in which someone cannot clearly tell certain colors apart, often especially red and green
The school nurse told Imran his color blindness made red and green wires look alike.
校護告訴 Imran，他的色盲症會讓紅色和綠色電線看起來很像。
make red and green look alike
Hui labels the paint tubes because her color blindness makes shades hard to tell apart.
Hui 會替顏料管貼標籤，因為她的色盲症讓某些色調不容易分清。
with color blindness in daily tasks
At the eye clinic, Ezra learned his color blindness would not affect reading or writing.
在眼科門診裡，Ezra 得知自己的色盲症不會影響閱讀或書寫。
Tamar's color blindness became obvious when she sorted ripe tomatoes with green ones.
Tamar 在分揀熟番茄和青番茄時，色盲症就變得很明顯。
The app adds symbols for users with color blindness during train-line updates.
這個 app 在更新鐵路路線時，會為有色盲症的使用者加上符號。
- colour blindness
the standard British spelling of the same condition
- color vision deficiency
a more technical medical term
- red-green color blindness
the most common narrower type, not the whole category
文法句型
have color blindness
with color blindness
diagnose color blindness
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable condition: people have color blindness or are color-blind. Distinguish from sense 2: this meaning is about seeing colors, not about race-related decisions.
常見錯誤
2. the practice of trying to treat people the same by not letting race affect a dec
不分種族
不因種族而影響判斷
the practice of trying to treat people the same by not letting race affect a decision
At the meeting, Eve defended color blindness in hiring and asked managers to ignore race.
在會議上，Eve 為招聘中的不分種族做法辯護，並要求主管不要看種族。
color blindness in hiring
The scholarship board debated whether color blindness in admissions would help every applicant.
獎學金委員會討論，招生中的不分種族做法是否真的有助於每位申請人。
color blindness in admissions
Christopher said simple color blindness can miss barriers some families still face.
Christopher 說，單純強調不分種族，有時會忽略有些家庭仍面對的障礙。
During the radio interview, Selim described color blindness as equal treatment under one rule.
在廣播訪談中，Selim 把不分種族描述成用同一套規則平等對待每個人。
The city's new policy promised color blindness, but parents questioned who would benefit.
這座城市的新政策承諾採取不分種族的做法，但家長仍質疑誰會真正受益。
- race neutrality
a more technical term often used in legal or policy writing
- equal treatment
broader term that can apply beyond race-related decisions
- impartiality
a general idea of fairness, not specifically about race
- race-conscious policy
openly takes race into account in making decisions
- racial bias
emphasizes unfair judgment shaped by race
文法句型
color blindness in hiring
color blindness in admissions
defend color blindness
用法筆記
Most often discussed in admissions, hiring, law, and public policy. Distinguish from sense 1: this figurative use is about race-related decisions, not eyesight.