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.