blindfolded

Thân thiện

A child is blindfolded during a birthday party game.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wearing a blindfold: Having the eyes covered with a piece of cloth or other material to prevent seeing.

Usage

The adjective "blindfolded" describes the state of a person or, rarely, an animal whose eyes are covered. It is typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like "was" or "felt." It emphasizes the condition of being unable to see due to the blindfold itself.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The blindfolded prisoner was led into the room.
  • She felt completely disoriented while blindfolded.
  • For the trust exercise, one blindfolded partner had to be guided by the other.

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively: To describe acting without full knowledge or foresight, as if one's vision were blocked.
  • He made the investment blindfolded, without reviewing any of the financial reports.

Variants and Related Words

• Blindfold (noun): A piece of cloth used to cover the eyes.
  • They used a silk scarf as a blindfold.
• Blindfold (verb): To cover someone's eyes with a blindfold.
  • They decided to blindfold him before revealing the surprise.
• Blindfold (adverb): In a manner as if blindfolded; without being able to see. (Note: This is the same form as the adjective but functions as an adverb).
  • He could navigate the maze blindfold. (Meaning: as if he were wearing a blindfold, from memory or skill).

Synonyms

• Hoodwinked (archaic or figurative in this sense): Having the head and eyes covered.
• With eyes covered: A descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Related Phrases

• To lead someone blindfolded: To guide someone who cannot see.
  • The child led her blindfolded father to his birthday present.
• Blindfold test: A test where the participant cannot see the items being judged, commonly used in audio equipment reviews or taste tests.
  • In a blindfold test, listeners couldn't tell the difference between the two speakers.

Idioms

• (To be able to do something) blindfolded: To be able to do something very easily and skillfully, without needing to look or think carefully.
  • She knows the route so well she could drive it blindfolded.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wearing a blindfold

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blindfold