single-eyed
single-eyed — 形容詞
1. having only one eye, whether from birth, injury, or a medical condition; able to
單眼的
只有一隻眼睛或僅用單眼視物
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.
Michael 領養了一隻單眼的貓，那隻貓在收容所待了好幾個月都沒人願意帶回家。
describing a person or animal with only one eye
After the accident, Devika learned to judge distances with her single-eyed vision.
事故之後，Devika 學會了用單眼的視覺來判斷距離。
Mathieu's single-eyed parrot could still mimic a dozen different songs with perfect clarity.
Mathieu 那隻單眼的鸚鵡仍然能清楚地模仿十幾首不同的歌曲。
The old sailor, single-eyed since a storm took his left eye, knew the coast better than anyone.
那位老水手自從一場暴風雨奪去他的左眼後就成了單眼，但他比任何人都熟悉這片海岸。
Caleb drew a single-eyed monster for his art class and won first prize at the school fair.
Caleb 在美術課上畫了一隻單眼的怪物，還在學校博覽會上得了第一名。
常見錯誤
2. completely honest and morally straightforward, seeing and judging people or situ
正直坦率
形容人誠實公正、不偏私的品格
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.
Lucía 的祖父是個正直坦率的人，九十年來從未說過一次謊。
archaic register: describing a person of complete moral integrity
The villagers trusted the single-eyed elder to settle every dispute with complete fairness.
村民們信任那位正直坦率的長者來公平解決每件糾紛。
Kwame gave a single-eyed account of what happened, even though the truth made him look bad.
Kwame 對事情的經過給出了正直坦率的說法，即使真相讓他很難堪。
A single-eyed journalist is rare in a city where every story has a price.
在一座每個故事都標有價碼的城市裡，正直坦率的記者十分罕見。
Noor admired their teacher's single-eyed commitment to praising only work that deserved it.
Noor 很敬佩老師正直坦率的態度，只稱讚真正值得肯定的作品。
- 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.