eyeglasses
eyeglasses — noun
1. two lenses fitted into a frame that you wear on your face to help you see more c
two lenses fitted into a frame that you wear on your face to help you see more clearly or to protect your eyes from bright light, dust, or harmful substances
Dr. Chen put on her eyeglasses before reading the tiny print on the medicine bottle.
collocation: put on eyeglasses
The librarian's eyeglasses had a thin gold frame that made her look rather serious.
adjective + eyeglasses: thin gold frame / wire-rimmed
Amir cleaned his eyeglasses with a soft cloth after walking through the rainy street.
Sofia could not read the bus timetable from five steps away without her eyeglasses.
The chemistry teacher reminded everyone to wear safety eyeglasses during the experiment.
- glasses
the standard everyday term; much more common than 'eyeglasses', especially in British English
- spectacles
formal or old-fashioned term; used mainly in official documents or for older styles of eyewear
- specs
very informal, common in spoken British English
- contact lenses
thin lenses worn directly on the surface of the eye as an alternative to eyeglasses
文法句型
a pair of eyeglasses
用法筆記
Eyeglasses is a plural noun, like 'scissors' or 'trousers'. To refer to one unit, use 'a pair of eyeglasses' or simply 'a pair of glasses'. The singular form 'eyeglass' is very rare in modern English and normally refers to a single lens (a monocle). Outside North America, the shorter form 'glasses' is far more common in everyday speech.