periscope的词源

英文词源

periscope (n.)

viewing apparatus on a submarine, 1899, formed in English from peri- "around" + -scope "instrument for viewing." Earlier (1865) a technical term in photography. Related: Periscopic.

中文词源

periscope：潜望镜

peri-,在周围，-scope,看，镜，词源同scope,telescope.引申词义潜望镜。

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