unseeing
unseeing — 形容詞
1. describes eyes that are open and able to see, but the person is not looking at o
視而不見
睜著眼卻沒注意看的狀態
describes eyes that are open and able to see, but the person is not looking at or noticing what is in front of them — often because they are thinking deeply about something else, or are shocked, exhausted, or upset.
Talia stared at the old photograph with unseeing eyes, lost in memories of her grandmother.
Talia 用失神的雙眼凝視著那張舊照片，沉浸在對祖母的回憶中。
collocation: stared with unseeing eyes + participle phrase for cause
Kabir's unseeing gaze drifted across the room as he replayed the argument in his mind.
Kabir 目光失神地在房間裡游移，腦中不斷重播著那場爭吵。
collocation: unseeing gaze + as-clause for distraction
Folake looked out the train window with unseeing eyes, worrying about the interview ahead.
Folake 用茫然的眼神望向車窗外，心裡擔心著即將到來的面試。
The soldier sat on the bench with unseeing eyes, shaken by what he had witnessed.
那名士兵坐在長椅上，眼神空洞，因自己的所見而震驚不已。
Hao let out a long sigh, his unseeing eyes resting on the open textbook.
Hao 長嘆了一口氣，任由失神的雙眼望著攤開的課本。
- blank
more general term for an expression or look that shows no emotion or understanding; less literary and more commonly used
- vacant
suggests emptiness of thought rather than preoccupation with a specific inner experience
- glassy
describes eyes that look shiny and fixed, often from shock, illness, or drugs; more physical in description
- sightless
can mean blind (permanent) or simply not seeing; more poetic and less common than 'unseeing'
文法句型
with unseeing eyes/gaze/stare
unseeing + noun
用法筆記
Frequently appears in narrative or literary writing to describe a character who is mentally or emotionally preoccupied and therefore not registering their surroundings despite having their eyes open. Common in the fixed patterns 'with unseeing eyes', 'an unseeing gaze', or 'an unseeing stare'. Do not use for permanent physical blindness — use 'blind' or 'sightless' instead.