optics

noun
🔊/ˈɒptɪks/
🔊/ˈɑːptɪks/
[uncountable]
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  1. the scientific study of sight and light光学 see also fibre optics
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOptics is used after these nouns:
    • fibre
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  2. [plural] (especially North American English) the way in which an action or event is seen and understood by the public
    • In politics, optics matter.在政治中,光学至关重要。
    • His decision to cut employee benefits may have been necessary, but the optics were terrible.他削减员工福利的决定也许是必要的,但是光学系统却很糟糕。