refract light; refracted light, metaphor for essence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to refract light (of a substance)
Technical term in physics and optics describing how a substance bends light passing through it. Commonly used in scientific contexts.
Shuǐ水
de的
zhé折
guāng光
shǐ使
kuài筷
zi子
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
wān弯
qū曲
。
The refraction of water makes chopsticks look bent.
Zhè这
kuài块
shuǐ水
jīng晶
jù具
yǒu有
hěn很
qiáng强
de的
zhé折
guāng光
néng能
lì力
。
This crystal has a strong ability to refract light.
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Guāng光
xiàn线
cóng从
kōng空
qì气
jìn进
rù入
bō玻
li璃
shí时
huì会
fā发
shēng生
zhé折
guāng光
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
When light passes from air into glass, refraction occurs.
noun
refracted light; metaphorically, the essential characteristics indirectly reflected
literaryOften used in literary, sociological, or artistic contexts to describe how works of art or literature indirectly reflect the essential nature of reality or an era.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
shì是
xiàn现
shí实
shēng生
huó活
de的
zhé折
guāng光
。
This novel is a refraction of real life.
Shí时
dài代
de的
zhé折
guāng光
zài在
zhè这
xiē些
shī诗
gē歌
zhōng中
qīng清
xī晰
kě可
jiàn见
。
The refraction of the era is clearly visible in these poems.
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Yì艺
shù术
shì是
xiàn现
shí实
de的
zhé折
guāng光
，
ér而
fēi非
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
jìng镜
zi子
。
Art is a refraction of reality, not simply a mirror.