prism
UK/'prizm/US
C1
Definitions
n.
A transparent glass or crystal object with triangular ends that refracts light into a spectrum; a geometric solid with parallel polygonal ends.
棱镜；棱柱体
Root Breakdown
Loanwordprismother
=prism
Common Collocations
- 1.glass prism玻璃棱镜
- 2.triangular prism三棱柱
- 3.through the prism of透过……的视角
- 4.[optical prism]光学棱镜
Example Sentences
- 1.
The scientist used a glass prism to split white light into a rainbow of colors.
- 2.
She viewed the conflict through the prism of her own cultural background.