nearsighted

Thân thiện

A nearsighted student squints at the chalkboard from the back of the classroom.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unable to see distant objects clearly: Describes a condition of the eyes where vision is clear for near objects but blurred for objects farther away. This is a common refractive error.

Usage

• The adjective nearsighted is used to describe a person's vision or, by extension, the person themselves. It is the standard term in American English; the British English equivalent is "short-sighted."
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'be' or 'become').

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • She has been nearsighted since childhood.
  • He got a pair of nearsighted glasses.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • Without my contacts, I am very nearsighted.
  • The test confirmed that the patient was nearsighted.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Sometimes used figuratively to criticize a person or plan for focusing only on immediate issues without considering long-term consequences.
  • The board's nearsighted decision ignored the company's future sustainability.

Variants and Related Words

• Nearsightedness (n): The medical or formal term for the condition of being nearsighted; myopia.
  • Laser surgery can correct nearsightedness.
• Myopic (adj): The technical or medical synonym for nearsighted. It is also commonly used in the same figurative sense.
  • The doctor diagnosed him as myopic.

Synonyms

• Short-sighted (primarily British English)
• Myopic

Antonyms

• Farsighted (American English) / Long-sighted (British English): Able to see distant objects more clearly than near ones.
• Presbyopic: Describing age-related difficulty in seeing near objects clearly.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. unable to see distant objects clearly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• shortsighted
• myopic