panoptic
英 [pæn'ɒptɪk]
美[pæn'ɑptɪk]
- adj. 展示全景的
英英释义
- 1. including everything visible in one view;
- "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"
- "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
- 2. broad in scope or content;
- "across-the-board pay increases"
- "an all-embracing definition"
- "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
- "an invention with broad applications"
- "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- "granted him wide powers"
英文词源
- panoptic (adj.)
- 1826, from Greek panoptos "fully visible, seen by all," from panopes "all-seeing," from pan "all" (see pan-) + optos (see optic). Related: Panoptical.