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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The captain of the submarine has got this periscope thing.
那個(gè)潛艇艇長(zhǎng)有個(gè)類似于潛望鏡之類的東西.
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The captain aligned the periscope on the bearing.
船長(zhǎng)使?jié)撏R對(duì)準(zhǔn)方位。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Now, peering through the periscope he remarked in businesslike tones.