anacampsis

[医] 弯曲, 折射(光或声)

发音

/ˌænəˈkæmpsɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression.

    罕用 不可数
  2. 2.

    Reflection (of light or sound).

    古体 废旧 不可数

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκαμψις (anákampsis). By surface analysis, ana- (“back, again”) + -campsis (“bend, curve”).

来源:wiktionary