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单词 shortsightedness
释义
shortsightedness
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n

WORD FAMILY
shortsighted: shortsightedly, shortsightedness
USAGE EXAMPLES
His cruelty, selfishness and shortsightedness are somehow inseparable from his loyalty, his steadfastness and his existential courage.
New York Times(Dec 15, 2016)
There were no orbital shootouts or alien arch-villains, just the Lilliputians’ comical incompetence, shortsightedness, and occasional flashes of nobility.
The New Yorker(Sep 08, 2016)
Scientists contend that such shortsightedness will result in more efforts to hold back the sea that will be costly, ineffective, and ultimately futile.
National Geographic(Oct 28, 2016)
1n (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
Syn|Ant|Hyper
myopia, nearsightedness
farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
ametropia
(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
2n a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
improvidence
providence
the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
extravagance, prodigality, profligacy
the trait of spending extravagantly
thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
the trait of wasting resources
imprudence
a lack of caution in practical affairs
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