optics
UK/'ɒptiks/US
B2
Definitions
n.
The branch of physics that studies light and vision
光学（研究光与视觉的物理学分支）
n.
The way an action or situation appears to the public; public perception
（事件给公众的）观感，表面印象
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-icrelating to, having the nature of
+
-splural
=optics
opt (Greek optos 'of sight') + -ics (a field of study) = 'the science of seeing.' From the Greek 'sight' branch. The newer political sense — 'the optics of a decision' — extends the same idea: how something looks to the watching public.
Root opt still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.fiber optics光纤技术
- 2.the optics of……的观感
- 3.bad optics糟糕的观感
Example Sentences
- 1.
She studied optics to understand how lenses bend light.
- 2.
The CEO worried about the optics of laying off staff during record profits.