English Dictionary

blind spot

名詞

比喩的用法

The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light. / (automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror.

日本語の意味

網膜が光を受容できない部分、特に視神経が網膜に接続する部分。 / 自動車運転において、バックミラーに映らず視界に入らない道路の一部。

When you close one eye and focus on a point, the blind spot—the place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina—creates a small area you cannot see.

片目を閉じて一点を見つめると、視神経が網膜に付着する場所である盲点があり、そこでは小さな領域を見えなくします。

意味（1）

The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light.

意味（2）

(automotive) In driving, the part of the road that cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror.

When he changed lanes, he sideswiped a car that was in his blind spot.

意味（3）

(rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.

When he changed tracks, he sideswiped a railway worker that was in his blind spot.

意味（4）

In a stadium or auditorium, any location affording those seated or standing there only an obstructed visual or auditory experience.

Our seats turned out to be in a blind spot behind a pillar blocking our view on the stage.

意味（5）

(figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.

He loves her so much that he has a blind spot when it comes to her faults.

意味（6）

(figuratively) A subject or area about which one is uninformed or misinformed, often because of a prejudice or lack of appreciation.

The new study addresses the blind spot created by previous research having excluded healthy adult subjects.

意味（7）

(telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.

意味（8）

(seismology) A location around earthquake epicentre that prone to earthquake.

blind spots （ plural ）