long-sightedness
noun[U]
(alsolongsightedness)uk/ˌlɒŋˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/us/ˌlɑːŋˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/long-sightednessnoun[U](EYES)
mainlyUK(USusuallyfar-sightedness)
the conditon of only beingabletoclearlyseethings that arefaraway from you:
Thousands ofpeoplesufferfrom long-sightedness.数以千计的人患有远视。
Eyeglasses withconvexlensesareprescribedfor longsightedness.
Synonym
hyperopia
Opposite
short-sightedness
- At one to threemonthsold, there may be some long-sightedness whichadjuststo thenormas thebabygrows.
- Long-sightedness iscausedby theeyeballbeing tooshortfromfrontto back.
- Genesaccountfor 87percentof thevariationinshort-and long-sightedness.
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- dark glasses
- goggles
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedly
- nearsightedness
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty
- sunnies
long-sightednessnoun[U](JUDGMENT)
(alsofar-sightedness)
goodjudgmentabout what will beneededin thefutureand theabilityto makewisedecisionsbasedon this:
有远见；深谋远虑Thepartnershave bothentrepreneurialspiritand long-sightedness.合伙人兼具创业精神和高瞻远瞩。
It was with longsightedness anddeterminationthat hereachedhisgoals.
Opposite
short-sightedness
- Ittakesacertainlong-sightedness toinvesttimeandeffortincollecting.
- Theprogramneedsto bereviewed, which should beundertakenseriouslywith long-sightedness.
- Things likedeclaringamajororstartingajobrequirelongsightedness,dedication, andcommitment.
Wise and sensible
- be a victory for common senseidiom
- cannily
- canny
- clear-headed
- discerning
- method
- neat
- neatly
- no flies onsomeoneidiom
- no-nonsense
- responsible
- responsibly
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sagaciously
- well advised
- wily
- wisdom
- wise
- wisely