panopticon

n. 圆形监狱, 展览室

发音

UK /pəˈnɒptɪkɒn/
其它
UK /pæˈ-/
US /pəˈnɑptɪˌkɑn/
US /pæˈ-/

词形变化

panoptica panopticons 复数 panopticons panoptica 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.

    圆形监狱

  3. 3.

    A room for the exhibition of novelties.

  4. 4.

    A place in which people are subject to constant surveillance at totalitarian command.

    比喻 引申义

    Perhaps the construction of such a genetic panopticon is wise. But I doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

area prison prisonhouse

下位词 3

showroom saleroom salesroom

词源

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”). Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1787.

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