prism
英['pr?z(?)m]
美['pr?z?m]
- n. 棱鏡；[晶體][數] 棱柱
詞態變化
復數:?prisms;
助記提示
1. 斯諾登 => 棱鏡門：Prism.
中文詞源
prism 棱鏡，棱柱
來自拉丁語prisma,棱鏡，棱柱，來自希臘語prizein,鋸，鋸開，詞源同prion.
英文詞源
- prism
- prism: [16] The etymological idea underlying the word prism is of its shape, that of a ‘sawn-off’ piece. It comes via medieval Latin prisma from Greek prísma, a derivative of the verb prízein ‘saw’. Its optical application emerged in English at the beginning of the 17th century.
- prism (n.)
- 1560s, a type of solid figure, from Late Latin prisma, from Greek prisma (Euclid), literally "something sawed," from prizein "to saw" (see prion). Meaning in optics is first attested 1610s.
雙語例句
- 1. Light is refracted when passed through a prism.
- 光通過棱鏡時產生折射。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. A spectrum is formed by a ray of light passing through a prism.
- 一束光通過棱鏡就會形成光譜。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room.
- 這個序曲就象清晨房間里的一塊三棱鏡一樣燦爛輝煌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow.
- 棱鏡把光分解成虹的各種色彩.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Release Packaging Material and PRISM system input, regular trend analysis and report.
- 印制包裝材料的放行并在Prism系統上輸入, 定期進行放行趨勢的分析和報告.
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