prism

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

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.

1. Light is refracted when passed through a prism.

光通过棱镜时产生折射。

2. A spectrum is formed by a ray of light passing through a prism.

一束光通过棱镜就会形成光谱。

3. The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room.

这个序曲就象清晨房间里的一块三棱镜一样灿烂辉煌.

4. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow.

棱镜把光分解成虹的各种色彩.

5. Release Packaging Material and PRISM system input, regular trend analysis and report.

印制包装材料的放行并在Prism系统上输入, 定期进行放行趋势的分析和报告.