diaphane

[医] 透照灯

发音

/ˈdaɪəfeɪn/

词形变化

diaphanes 复数 diaphanes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something transparent.

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  2. 2.

    A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.

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  3. 3.

    Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.

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词源

From Middle French diaphane, from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”); by surface analysis, dia- + -phane.

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