colour blindness
noun[U]
UKuk/ˈkʌl.ə.blaɪnd.nəs/us/ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/(UScolor blindness)colour blindnessnoun[U](EYESIGHT)
aconditionin which someone isunabletoseethedifferencebetweenparticularcolours,especiallyredandgreen:
色盲He had never beentestedforcolourblindness.他从未接受过色盲测试。
He can never be anairlinepilotbecause of hiscolourblindness.由于有色盲，他永远也不可能成为一名飞行员。
- Red-greendeficienciesare the mostcommonformofcolourblindness.
- Somefirmsnevercheckjobapplicantsforcolourblindness.
- Colourblindnessis morecommonin men than women because theconditionispassedonviathefemaleXchromosome.
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
colour blindnessnoun[U](RACE)
thefactof nottreatingpeopledifferentlybecause oftheirrace:
无肤色歧视He said thatAmericans'electionof Obama as the firstblackpresidentindicatedthat thenationwasmovingtowardscolourblindness.
colourblindnessthatignoresanddeniestheissueofrace无视并否认种族问题的无肤色歧视
- Shebelievestheconceptofstrivingforcolourblindnessissound.
- Colourconsciousness, notcolourblindness, shouldhelptoshapepolicydevelopment.
- Theboardadopteda nondiscriminationpolicythat made avaguecommitmenttocolourblindnessbut said nothing aboutintegration.