"to bend" (light, sound, heat, etc.), 1610s, back-formation from refraction, and in part from Latin refractus, past participle of refringere. Related: Refracted; refracting.
权威例句
1. As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light dif-ferently.
随着我们年龄的增长,眼睛的晶状体变厚,因此对光线的折射也会发生变化。
2. Explain why different colours refract by differing amounts in the prism.
解释为什么不同颜色以不同数量在棱镜内折射.
3. Round Brilliant diamond has the highest ability to refract and light.
圆的钻石有最高的能力折射和反射光.
4. Jaffe NS. The outlook for intracular lenses through 1990 . J Cataract Refract Surg 1986; 12∶267.