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jmdict 1547650 Active (id: 2054530)
裸眼 [news2,nf36]
らがん [news2,nf36]
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.)
▶ uncorrected vision
▶ unaided vision



History:
3. A 2019-12-25 19:59:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2019-12-25 15:12:05  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye
'Vision corrected to normal acuity using corrective lenses is still considered "naked".'

Oxford Dictionary of English (not the OED which I can't access at the moment):
the naked eye
unassisted vision, without a telescope, microscope, or other device: threadworm eggs are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

https://www.encyclo.co.uk/meaning-of-unaided_vision

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  Comments:
there's only one sense here. despite gg5 having this as 'naked eye' and it being the "obvious" literal translation, that's not what 裸眼 actually means

'naked eye' = no telescope/microscope but could possibly include glasses (= 肉眼).  裸眼 specifically means no glasses/contacts
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16,4 @@
-<gloss>naked eye</gloss>
-<gloss>eyes without glasses, contact lenses etc</gloss>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<gloss>bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>uncorrected vision</gloss>
+<gloss>unaided vision</gloss>
1. A* 2019-12-25 12:05:26  Nicolas Maia
  Refs:
https://twitter.com/search?q=裸眼&src=typd
  Comments:
Based on Twitter usage. Second gloss might be slangy and worthy of a separate sense.
In English, "vision corrected to normal acuity using corrective lenses is still considered "naked", cf. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_eye
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<gloss>eyes without glasses, contact lenses etc</gloss>

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