prism

pronunciation

UK [ˈprɪzəm]word uk audio image

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  • n.
    棱镜,棱晶
    [数]棱柱体,角柱(体),[物](结晶)柱
    [物]分光光谱,光谱的七色,折光物体

Word Origin

prism 棱镜,棱柱

来自拉丁语prisma,棱镜,棱柱,来自希腊语prizein,锯,锯开,词源同prion.

Example

1. Fatherhood is the prism through which I see the world .
父亲身份就是一面棱镜,通过这面棱镜我看清了这个世界。
2. " Immigration is the prism " through which everything is seen in the borough , she says .
她认为,“移民就像是一个棱柱”,透过它所有的问题都一览无遗。
3. The nordic nations view today 's troubled economic times through the same prism .
北欧国家透过同样的棱镜审视当今困难重重的经济时期。
4. We can interpret events in the middle east through this prism .
我们可以通过这面棱镜来解释发生在中东的各种事件。
5. China 's exchange rate policy has largely been viewed through the prism of global imbalances .
对中国汇率政策的观察大多是透过全球失衡的棱镜进行的。

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