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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary my·o·pia \\mī-ˈō-pē-ə\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps DATE circa 1752 1. a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects 2. a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something • my·o·pic \\-ˈō-pik, -ˈä-\\ adjective • my·o·pi·cal·ly \\-pi-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb English Etymology myopia 1727, medical L., from Late Gk. myopia "near-sightedness," from myops "near-sighted," from myein "to shut" + ops (gen. opos) "eye." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 myopia my·opia / mai5EupiE; NAmE -5oupiE / noun[U] 1. (technical 术语) the inability to see things clearly when they are far away 近视 SYN short sight , short-sightedness
2. (formal, disapproving) the inability to see what the results of a particular action or decision will be; the inability to think about anything outside your own situation 目光短浅；缺乏远见 SYN short-sightedness
• my·opic / mai5Cpik; NAmE -5B:pik / adj. (technical 术语): a myopic child / eye 近视的孩子/眼 (disapproving) a myopic strategy 缺乏远见的策略 myopic voters 目光短浅的投票者 ⇨ see also short-sighted • my·opic·al·ly / mai5Cpikli; NAmE -5B:pik- / adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged my·o·pia \mīˈōpēə\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps myopic + -ia -y — more at myope 1. : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects — called also nearsightedness, shortsightedness; compare emmetropia 2. : deficiency or lack of foresight, discernment, or liberality especially in a particular field < the myopia of the single mind is corrected through the perspectives of other minds — F.K.Davis > < the myopia of contemporary opinion — J.T.Soby > < a persistent emotional myopia — D.M.Friedenberg > < political myopia > |
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