colour-blindcolor-blindadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkʌləblʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈkələrˌblaɪnd/

Forms: see colour n.¹ and blind adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colour n.¹, blind adj.

Etymology: < colour n.¹ + blind adj., after colour blindness n. Compare German farbenblind (1845 or earlier). With use as noun compare earlier Daltonian n.¹

A. adj.

1. Affected with colour blindness; unable to perceive or distinguish between certain (or rarely all) colours. Also hyperbolical.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > colour blind

dichromic1836

dichromatic1842

colour-blind1847

green-blind1868

red-blind1873

blue-blind1877

red–green1878

achromatopsic1883

dyschromatoptic1886

colour-weak1893

violet-blind1894

monochromatic1897

protanopic1898

protanomalous1911

tritanopic1915

deuteranomalous1932

tritanomalous1943

colour-defective1958

protan1961

1847 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 30 154 The Astronomer Royal cannot distinguish colours, and is a genuine specimen of an idiopt, the name which his friend Dr. Whewell has invented to designate the unfortunate members of the colour-blind community.

1866 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. ix. §8 Such colour-blind persons..are unable to distinguish between the leaves of the cherry-tree and its fruit.

1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 230/1 He jams his digits into a gallipot of scarlet, and, being color-blind, rejoices at the result.

1967 T. Wilder Eighth Day iv. 296 Many color-blind persons are unaware that the world they see differs from that seen by their neighbors.

1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. i. 8 My mom was color-blind, and my dad thought checks went with plaid.

2009 Nature 8 Oct. 737/2 All male and some female squirrel monkeys are colour-blind dichromats.

2. Originally U.S. Taking no account of differences in race or skin colour; not discriminatory or prejudiced with regard to race. Also in extended use.In quot. 1862 of an antislavery politician considered only to interest himself in the needs of black people.

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1862 Boston Daily Advertiser 25 Oct. 1/7 He is color-blind; he perceives but one color,..black.

1864 N.Y. Times 29 Dec. 4/2 Mr. Phillips declares it the duty of the Government to be ‘color-blind’.

1865 Liberator (Boston) 10 Feb. A Government color-blind; no distinction of race in the camp or the senate.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Sept. 4/1 The National Association of Journalists..agreed that their body should be colour-blind as to sex.

1920 J. L. Hill Scholar's Larger Life (1921) vii. 83 The forces of nature are color-blind and show no favor to black or white, as such.

1959 Jet 16 July 17/2 (caption) ‘Color-blind’ mother with mixed klan.

1989 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 25/4 He often criticized white commanders of black troops who treated them poorly and praised those who were kind. Otherwise, his well-written dispatches seem colorblind.

2008 Independent 11 Feb. 32/5 We all aimed for a colour-blind society, where skin colour is no more interesting than hair colour.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement: colour-blind people as a class.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > colour blindness > person

idiopt1833

Daltonian1841

dichromatic1842

colour-blind1855

colour-defective1878

Daltonist1879

dichromat1893

monochromat1893

deuteranope1902

protanope1908

deuteranomal1915

protanomal1915

tritanope1915

protan1944

deutan1948

achromatopsic1986

1855 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 1 361 For the sake of excluding the colour-blind and of certifying the acuteness of visual perception of those who are to handle and interpret railway-signals.

1903 Nature 19 Nov. 71/2 The second class of the colour-blind see five, four, three, two, or one colour, according to the degree of their defect.

2003 Snoop Apr. 62/1 Traditionally hand-knitted by the colour blind with loud knit-in illustrations of Christmas puddings or reindeer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colour-blind
释义	colour-blindcolor-blindadj.n. Brit. /ˈkʌləblʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈkələrˌblaɪnd/ Forms: see colour n.¹ and blind adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colour n.¹, blind adj. Etymology: < colour n.¹ + blind adj., after colour blindness n. Compare German farbenblind (1845 or earlier). With use as noun compare earlier Daltonian n.¹ A. adj. 1. Affected with colour blindness; unable to perceive or distinguish between certain (or rarely all) colours. Also hyperbolical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > colour blind dichromic1836 dichromatic1842 colour-blind1847 green-blind1868 red-blind1873 blue-blind1877 red–green1878 achromatopsic1883 dyschromatoptic1886 colour-weak1893 violet-blind1894 monochromatic1897 protanopic1898 protanomalous1911 tritanopic1915 deuteranomalous1932 tritanomalous1943 colour-defective1958 protan1961 1847 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 30 154 The Astronomer Royal cannot distinguish colours, and is a genuine specimen of an idiopt, the name which his friend Dr. Whewell has invented to designate the unfortunate members of the colour-blind community. 1866 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. ix. §8 Such colour-blind persons..are unable to distinguish between the leaves of the cherry-tree and its fruit. 1927 Amer. Mercury Feb. 230/1 He jams his digits into a gallipot of scarlet, and, being color-blind, rejoices at the result. 1967 T. Wilder Eighth Day iv. 296 Many color-blind persons are unaware that the world they see differs from that seen by their neighbors. 1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. i. 8 My mom was color-blind, and my dad thought checks went with plaid. 2009 Nature 8 Oct. 737/2 All male and some female squirrel monkeys are colour-blind dichromats. 2. Originally U.S. Taking no account of differences in race or skin colour; not discriminatory or prejudiced with regard to race. Also in extended use.In quot. 1862 of an antislavery politician considered only to interest himself in the needs of black people. ΚΠ 1862 Boston Daily Advertiser 25 Oct. 1/7 He is color-blind; he perceives but one color,..black. 1864 N.Y. Times 29 Dec. 4/2 Mr. Phillips declares it the duty of the Government to be ‘color-blind’. 1865 Liberator (Boston) 10 Feb. A Government color-blind; no distinction of race in the camp or the senate. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Sept. 4/1 The National Association of Journalists..agreed that their body should be colour-blind as to sex. 1920 J. L. Hill Scholar's Larger Life (1921) vii. 83 The forces of nature are color-blind and show no favor to black or white, as such. 1959 Jet 16 July 17/2 (caption) ‘Color-blind’ mother with mixed klan. 1989 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 25/4 He often criticized white commanders of black troops who treated them poorly and praised those who were kind. Otherwise, his well-written dispatches seem colorblind. 2008 Independent 11 Feb. 32/5 We all aimed for a colour-blind society, where skin colour is no more interesting than hair colour. B. n. With the and plural agreement: colour-blind people as a class. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > colour blindness > person idiopt1833 Daltonian1841 dichromatic1842 colour-blind1855 colour-defective1878 Daltonist1879 dichromat1893 monochromat1893 deuteranope1902 protanope1908 deuteranomal1915 protanomal1915 tritanope1915 protan1944 deutan1948 achromatopsic1986 1855 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 1 361 For the sake of excluding the colour-blind and of certifying the acuteness of visual perception of those who are to handle and interpret railway-signals. 1903 Nature 19 Nov. 71/2 The second class of the colour-blind see five, four, three, two, or one colour, according to the degree of their defect. 2003 Snoop Apr. 62/1 Traditionally hand-knitted by the colour blind with loud knit-in illustrations of Christmas puddings or reindeer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1847
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