释义
n.
Geometry a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms
【几何】 棱柱(体),角柱(体)。
Optics a glass or other transparent object in this form, especially one that is triangular with refracting surfaces at an acute angle with each other and that separates white light into a spectrum of colours
【光学】 棱镜,折光物。
used figuratively with reference to the clarification or distortion afforded by a particular viewpoint
〈喻〉 (某种观点带来的)澄清(或歪曲)
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the prism of science.
科学的剖析。
词源
"late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prisma ‘thing sawn', from prizein ‘to saw’."