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at sight
首次見面,初見之下;一接到要求
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sight
n.
1.
The
act
of
seeing
;
perception
of
objects
by
the
eye
;
view
;
as
,
to
gain
sight
of
land
.
A
cloud
received
him
out
of
their
sight
.
--
Acts
.
i
. 9.
2.
The
power
of
seeing
;
the
faculty
of
vision
,
or
of
perceiving
objects
by
the
instrumentality
of
the
eyes
.
Thy
sight
is
young
,
And
thou
shalt
read
when
mine
begin
to
dazzle
. --
Shak
.
O
loss
of
sight
,
of
thee
I
most
complain!
--
Milton
.
3.
The
state
of
admitting
unobstructed
vision
;
visibility
;
open
view
;
region
which
the
eye
at
one
time
surveys
;
space
through
which
the
power
of
vision
extends
;
as
,
an
object
within
sight
.
4.
A
spectacle
;
a
view
;
a
show
;
something
worth
seeing
.
Moses
said
,
I
will
now
turn
aside
and
see
this
great
sight
,
why
the
bush
is
not
burnt
.
--
Ex
.
iii
. 3.
They
never
saw
a
sight
so
fair
.
--
Spenser
.
5.
The
instrument
of
seeing
;
the
eye
.
Why
cloud
they
not
their
sights
?
--
Shak
.
6.
Inspection
;
examination
;
as
,
a
letter
intended
for
the
sight
of
only
one
person
.
7.
Mental
view
;
opinion
;
judgment
;
as
,
in
their
sight
it
was
harmless
.
That
which
is
highly
esteemed
among
men
is
abomination
in
the
sight
of
God
.
--
Luke
xvi
. 15.
8.
A
small
aperture
or
optical
device
through
which
objects
are
to
be
seen
,
and
by
which
their
direction
is
settled
or
ascertained
; --
used
on
surveying
instruments
;
as
,
the
sight
of
a
quadrant
.
Thier
eyes
of
fire
sparking
through
sights
of
steel
.
--
Shak
.
9.
An
optical
device
or
small
piece
of
metal
,
fixed
or
movable
,
on
the
breech
,
muzzle
,
center
,
or
trunnion
of
a
gun
,
or
on
the
breech
and
the
muzzle
of
a
rifle
,
pistol
,
etc
.,
by
means
of
which
the
eye
is
guided
in
aiming
.
A
telescope
mounted
on
a
weapon
,
such
as
a
rifle
,
and
used
for
accurate
aiming
at
distant
targets
is
called
a
telescopic sight
.
10.
In
a
drawing
,
picture
,
etc
.,
that
part
of
the
surface
,
as
of
paper
or
canvas
,
which
is
within
the
frame
or
the
border
or
margin
.
In
a
frame
or
the
like
,
the
open
space
,
the
opening
.
11.
A
great
number
,
quantity
,
or
sum
;
as
,
a
sight
of
money
. [
Now
colloquial
]
Note:
☞
Sight
in
this
last
sense
was
formerly
employed
in
the
best
usage
.
“A
sight
of
lawyers.”
A
wonder
sight
of
flowers
.
--
Gower
.
At sight
,
as
soon
as
seen
,
or
presented
to
sight
;
as
,
a
draft
payable
at sight
:
to
read
Greek
at sight
;
to
shoot
a
person
at sight
.
Front sight
Firearms
,
the
sight
nearest
the
muzzle
.
Open sight
.
Firearms
(a)
A
front
sight
through
which
the
objects
aimed
at
may
be
seen
,
in
distinction
from
one
that
hides
the
object
.
(b)
A
rear
sight
having
an
open
notch
instead
of
an
aperture
.
Peep sight
,
Rear sight
.
See
under
Peep
,
and
Rear
.
Sight draft
,
an
order
,
or
bill
of
exchange
,
directing
the
payment
of
money
at
sight
.
To take sight
,
to
take
aim
;
to
look
for
the
purpose
of
directing
a
piece
of
artillery
,
or
the
like
.
Syn:
--
Vision
;
view
;
show
;
spectacle
;
representation
;
exhibition
.
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