X-ray
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/
美 /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A ray of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.
— X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm.
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A radiograph: an image made with X-rays.
— The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist.
- An X-ray machine, a machine for performing radiography.
- A tactical motif where a piece exerts influence or control over a square, piece, or line indirectly through another intervening piece.
动词 v.
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To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.
— Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm!
- Of a piece, to exert indirect influence, by either attacking, defending, or controlling an opponent's or friendly piece through an intervening piece along a rank, file, or diagonal.
形容词 adj.
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Of or relating to X-rays.
— I had to put my bags through an X-ray scanner at the airport.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.
词源 2
From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.
词源 3
From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier.
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