eyed

eyed — adjective

1. used together with an adjective or noun before it to form a compound that descri

1.形容詞B1
釋義

used together with an adjective or noun before it to form a compound that describes what someone's eyes look like or how they use them. A blue-eyed person has blue eyes; a sharp-eyed guard notices small details quickly.

例句

Gabriela adopted a one-eyed cat from the animal shelter.

compound: one-eyed

The wide-eyed children stared at the magician in amazement.

compound: wide-eyed

同義詞
  • sharp-eyed

    specifically means very observant; narrower than the general combining form

  • eagle-eyed

    more informal and vivid than 'sharp-eyed', suggests seeing everything

  • wide-eyed

    focuses on the expression (surprise or innocence), not a permanent feature

文法句型

adjective/noun + -eyed

用法筆記

This word is almost never used alone — it needs an adjective or noun directly before it to form a compound (e.g. 'green-eyed', 'bright-eyed'). The compound always describes a person or animal, not an object.

常見錯誤

❌She is eyed.
✅She is blue-eyed.
💡'eyed' must be combined with a preceding word; it does not stand alone.
❌He eyed the room.' (using 'eyed' as a verb)
✅He is eagle-eyed.
💡The adjective 'eyed' is different from the past tense verb 'eyed' (meaning 'looked at').