| 单词 | shortsightedness |
| 释义 | shortsightedness (once / 37522 pages) n WORD FAMILY shortsighted: shortsightedly, shortsightedness USAGE EXAMPLESHis 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, wastefulnessthe trait of wasting resources imprudence a lack of caution in practical affairs |
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