Word · Frequency #11335
blindness
失明；盲
核心释义
指视觉丧失的状态，不是比喻意义上的盲目
the state of being blind or lacking sight
- 1.
失明的状态；无法看见。
The condition of being blind; unable to see.
- 2.
失明或缺乏视力的状态
the state of being blind or lacking sight
- 3.
缺乏智力或道德辨别力；心智黑暗；无知、疏忽。
Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
失明的状态；无法看见。；失明或缺乏视力的状态；缺乏智力或道德辨别力；心智黑暗；无知、疏忽。；盲目；失明
用法In use
His blindness did not stop him from becoming a skilled musician.
用法提示：这里 blindness 是名词，指失明这一状态。
The disease can cause permanent blindness if it is not treated early.
用法提示：blindness 作名词，表示失明这种后果。
She studied the history of blindness and the inventions that help blind people.
用法提示：blindness 是名词，指失明这种状况。
blindness in [body part]
The infection caused blindness in her right eye.
感染导致她右眼失明。
cause/lead to blindness
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- total blindness
- 完全失明
- The injury caused total blindness in his right eye.那次受伤导致他的右眼完全失明。
- color blindness
- 色盲
- Color blindness is more common in men than in women.色盲在男性中比在女性中更常见。
- night blindness
- 夜盲症
- A lack of vitamin A can lead to night blindness.缺乏维生素A会导致夜盲症。
- snow blindness
- 雪盲症
- Wearing sunglasses in the snow can prevent snow blindness.在雪地里戴太阳镜可以预防雪盲症。
- temporary blindness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
blind（盲的）加上名词后缀-ness，变成失明状态；想象眼前一片漆黑，什么都看不见。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical or clinical discussion、everyday description of vision loss、figurative or formal writing about ignorance blindness 的基本义“失明”在医疗和日常表述中都很自然，语气中性；比喻义“盲目、愚昧”多用于书面或正式场合，如 blindness to something。总体来说，选择哪种语气取决于是否用于比喻，而不是词本身带有明显的口语或正式标记。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ 与 blindness 押韵；goodness 拼写同为 -dness 但重读元音不同，darkness、brightness 也含 -ness 但不押韵。
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