c. 1300, pur blind "entirely blind," as a noun, "a blind person," later "partially blind, blind in one eye" (late 14c.), the main modern sense, from blind (adj.). The first element is sometimes explained as pure (adj.), or as the Anglo-French perfective prefix pur- (see pur-). Sense of "dull" first recorded 1530s.
purblind 英文释义
1. having greatly reduced vision
2. lacking in insight or discernment;
"too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"
"a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
purblind 双语例句
1. If an administrator has no access to information, it's as if he was purblind and hard of hearing and had a stuffed nose.
做管理工作的人没有信息, 就是鼻子不通,耳目不灵.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Ultimately, the most purblind of lenders come to their senses.
最终，最为迟钝的银行清醒过来。
来自辞典例句
purblind 实用场景例句
Ultimately, the most purblind of lenders come to their senses.
