nearsighted

/ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɪrˈsaɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnir-ˌsī-təd/ (ame, mw)

nearsighted — 形容詞

  • nearsightedpositive
  • more nearsightedcomparative
  • most nearsightedsuperlative

1. able to see things that are close to you clearly, but unable to see things that

1.形容詞B1
釋義

近視的

看不清楚遠方物體

able to see things that are close to you clearly, but unable to see things that are far away clearly, because of the shape of your eye — for example, being able to read a book easily but needing glasses to recognize a friend across the street.

例句

Mei-Lin squinted at the bus number, wondering if her nearsighted eyes had gotten even worse.

Mei-Lin 瞇著眼看公車號碼，心想自己的近視是不是又變深了。

nearsighted used before a noun (nearsighted eyes)

The teacher moved nearsighted Diego to the front row so he could read the board.

老師把有近視的 Diego 換到第一排，讓他能夠看清黑板。

nearsighted used before a noun describing a person

同義詞
  • shortsighted

    more common in British English; also has a figurative meaning about poor planning

反義詞
  • farsighted

    opposite condition: can see far but not close

文法句型

nearsighted + noun (e.g. nearsighted eyes / student)

be + nearsighted

用法筆記

Common in American English; British English more often uses 'short-sighted' for vision problems (though 'short-sighted' also has a figurative meaning about poor planning). Frequently passive constructions: 'diagnosed as nearsighted', 'born nearsighted'.

常見錯誤

❌She is blind without her glasses.
✅She is nearsighted without her glasses.
💡'blind' means unable to see at all; 'nearsighted' means distant things are blurry but close vision is normal.