sandblind

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Half-blind; partially blind.
    — [T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible!
  2. Dim-sighted.
    — O heauens, this is my true begotten Father, who being more then sand-blinde, high grauel blinde, knows me not, I will trie confusions with him.

词形变化

more sandblind comparative most sandblind superlative sand-blind alternative

词汇关系

相关词
sam gravel-blind stone-blind

词源

From Middle English sandblynde, alteration (due to association with sand) of *samblynde (“half-blind”), from Old English *sāmblind (“half-blind”), from sam- (“half-”) + blind (“blind”).
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