long-sightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˈˌsaɪdᵻd/,

/ˈlɑŋˈˌsaɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, sighted adj.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + sighted adj. Compare earlier far-sighted adj., short-sighted adj., and long sight n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a.

1. That has, or is characterized by, great foresight; = far-sighted adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight

foreknowingc1374

fore-wisec1540

(a person) of a far fetch1574

forecastful1576

foresightfula1586

prescientc1599

far-sighted1641

prescious1642

foresighted1660

long-headed1665

prescientiala1699

long-sighted1701

prevoyant1785

precognizant1840

telescopic1856

far-thinking1937

precognitive1974

1701 Vindic. Rights & Prerogatives House of Lords 4 Kings seeing they were but single Persons, as long-sighted and handed as they are said to be.

a1794 E. Gibbon Memoirs in Misc. Wks. (1796) I. 180 (note) The judicious lines in which Pope answers the objections of his long-sighted friend.

1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcv. 443 Throughout the whole career of Demosthenes..we trace the same combination of earnest patriotism with wise and long-sighted policy.

1901 Speaker 3 Nov. 204/2 Such a city would have been distinguished for long-sighted prudence.

1986 S. F. Cohen in R. F. Laird & E. P. Hoffmann Soviet Foreign Policy in Changing World v. 75 A durable détente policy must be both historical and long-sighted.

2. Having long sight; capable of seeing distant objects more clearly than close objects; hyperopic, hypermetropic; = far-sighted adj. 2.Contrasted with short-sighted adj. 1, near-sighted adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > long-sighted

purblind1621

long-sighted1737

presbyopic1800

presbyops1802

hypermetropic1864

far-sighted1878

hyperopic1884

1737 W. Porterfield in Med. Ess. & Observ. (Philos. Soc. Edinb.) IV. 255 They who are long-sighted commonly become more so as they advance in Years.

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 208 The short-sighted..can distinguish much smaller objects than long-sighted people.

1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. Optics xvii. 46 When the eye loses the power of accommodating itself to near objects, the person is said to be longsighted.

1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 228 After middle age, most persons become more or less long-sighted.

1869 H. Ussher in Eng. Mech. 10 Dec. 295/2 He is long-sighted looking forward and short-sighted looking upward.

1904 I. Ott Text-bk. Physiol. xix. 529 If he is long-sighted, he corrects it by means of one of the convex lenses.

2013 Daily Mail (Nexis) 21 Feb. As a child I was severely long-sighted and wore thick glasses for which I was teased mercilessly.

Derivatives

long-ˈsightedly adv.

ΚΠ

1860 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Mar. 494/1 She..came back to the window, lifted the sash and peered long-sightedly up and down the street, with a wistful hope of being surprised by his far-off voice or figure.

1920 W. L. Balls Egypt of Egyptians iii. 55 The best of the governors had been little better than conventional bureaucrats, not planning long-sightedly to meet problems of the future, but dealing only with the routine of the day.

1988 J. C. R. Dow & I. D. Saville Critique Monetary Policy iii. 234 If the authorities make a habit of resorting to such actions, they will lose the reputation for acting long-sightedly.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Mar. 3 The best face in the world morphed into a dear little kooky girl with outsize spectacles peering long-sightedly out of a school photograph.

longˈsightedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > possession of

longsightedness1748

far-sightedness1846

foresightedness1909

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness

presbytia1654

long sight1737

longsightedness1748

presbyopia1767

far-sightedness1846

presbyopy1862

presbytism1863

hypermetropia1868

hyperopia1886

1748 T. Rutherforth Syst. Nat. Philos. II. Index Long-sightedness, see eye.

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 322 Long-sightedness may be acquired; for..those that are habituated to look at remote objects, are generally long-sighted.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel vii. 423 To discern their [events] purport and tendencies from the first, is the province of human long-sightedness.

1919 H. N. Martin & E. G. Martin Human Body (ed. 10) xv. 266 In the long-sightedness of old age..the sufferer may tolerably safely select for himself any glasses that allow him to read easily.

2011 Express (Nexis) 11 Oct. 38 Longsightedness is actually quite common in young children and it can lead to a squint.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long-sighted
释义	long-sightedadj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋˈsʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˈˌsaɪdᵻd/, /ˈlɑŋˈˌsaɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, sighted adj. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + sighted adj. Compare earlier far-sighted adj., short-sighted adj., and long sight n. at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Compounds 4a. 1. That has, or is characterized by, great foresight; = far-sighted adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight foreknowingc1374 fore-wisec1540 (a person) of a far fetch1574 forecastful1576 foresightfula1586 prescientc1599 far-sighted1641 prescious1642 foresighted1660 long-headed1665 prescientiala1699 long-sighted1701 prevoyant1785 precognizant1840 telescopic1856 far-thinking1937 precognitive1974 1701 Vindic. Rights & Prerogatives House of Lords 4 Kings seeing they were but single Persons, as long-sighted and handed as they are said to be. a1794 E. Gibbon Memoirs in Misc. Wks. (1796) I. 180 (note) The judicious lines in which Pope answers the objections of his long-sighted friend. 1856 G. Grote Hist. Greece XII. ii. xcv. 443 Throughout the whole career of Demosthenes..we trace the same combination of earnest patriotism with wise and long-sighted policy. 1901 Speaker 3 Nov. 204/2 Such a city would have been distinguished for long-sighted prudence. 1986 S. F. Cohen in R. F. Laird & E. P. Hoffmann Soviet Foreign Policy in Changing World v. 75 A durable détente policy must be both historical and long-sighted. 2. Having long sight; capable of seeing distant objects more clearly than close objects; hyperopic, hypermetropic; = far-sighted adj. 2.Contrasted with short-sighted adj. 1, near-sighted adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > long-sighted purblind1621 long-sighted1737 presbyopic1800 presbyops1802 hypermetropic1864 far-sighted1878 hyperopic1884 1737 W. Porterfield in Med. Ess. & Observ. (Philos. Soc. Edinb.) IV. 255 They who are long-sighted commonly become more so as they advance in Years. ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 208 The short-sighted..can distinguish much smaller objects than long-sighted people. 1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. Optics xvii. 46 When the eye loses the power of accommodating itself to near objects, the person is said to be longsighted. 1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 228 After middle age, most persons become more or less long-sighted. 1869 H. Ussher in Eng. Mech. 10 Dec. 295/2 He is long-sighted looking forward and short-sighted looking upward. 1904 I. Ott Text-bk. Physiol. xix. 529 If he is long-sighted, he corrects it by means of one of the convex lenses. 2013 Daily Mail (Nexis) 21 Feb. As a child I was severely long-sighted and wore thick glasses for which I was teased mercilessly. Derivatives long-ˈsightedly adv. ΚΠ 1860 Harper's New Monthly Mag. Mar. 494/1 She..came back to the window, lifted the sash and peered long-sightedly up and down the street, with a wistful hope of being surprised by his far-off voice or figure. 1920 W. L. Balls Egypt of Egyptians iii. 55 The best of the governors had been little better than conventional bureaucrats, not planning long-sightedly to meet problems of the future, but dealing only with the routine of the day. 1988 J. C. R. Dow & I. D. Saville Critique Monetary Policy iii. 234 If the authorities make a habit of resorting to such actions, they will lose the reputation for acting long-sightedly. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Mar. 3 The best face in the world morphed into a dear little kooky girl with outsize spectacles peering long-sightedly out of a school photograph. longˈsightedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > possession of longsightedness1748 far-sightedness1846 foresightedness1909 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > long-sightedness presbytia1654 long sight1737 longsightedness1748 presbyopia1767 far-sightedness1846 presbyopy1862 presbytism1863 hypermetropia1868 hyperopia1886 1748 T. Rutherforth Syst. Nat. Philos. II. Index Long-sightedness, see eye. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xvii. 322 Long-sightedness may be acquired; for..those that are habituated to look at remote objects, are generally long-sighted. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel vii. 423 To discern their [events] purport and tendencies from the first, is the province of human long-sightedness. 1919 H. N. Martin & E. G. Martin Human Body (ed. 10) xv. 266 In the long-sightedness of old age..the sufferer may tolerably safely select for himself any glasses that allow him to read easily. 2011 Express (Nexis) 11 Oct. 38 Longsightedness is actually quite common in young children and it can lead to a squint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1701
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