🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8768 COCA: 8774

facet

noun

fac·​et ˈfa-sət How to pronounce facet (audio)
1
: any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
Each facet of the problem requires careful attention.
2
: a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) see brilliant illustration
3
: the external corneal surface of an ommatidium
4
: a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)
faceted adjective
or facetted
ˈfa-sə-təd How to pronounce facet (audio)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Each facet of the problem requires careful attention. the different facets of our culture Which facet of his character is most appealing? the facets of a diamond
Recent Examples on the Web Buried in the absurdity of AU$10.5 million going missing without anyone at Crypto.com noticing is another eyebrow-raising facet of the case—regarding how court documents can be served digitally. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Consider another facet of crypto that would shock the drafters of the 1933 Securities Act. J.w. Verret, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 And as for Eddie, a would-be leading man, his Asian features relegate him to voiceovers and bit parts, confinements reflecting another ugly facet of wartime xenophobia. Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 As firefighters battled raging wildfires for the eighth consecutive day in southwest France, scenes of devastation emerged from the ashes, underscoring yet another facet of the disastrous effects of the heat wave currently sweeping Europe. New York Times, 19 July 2022 Opening doors for more musicians is another facet of the Classical Crossover genre. Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022 Another new dinosaur has helped add another facet to the story. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 Which is yet another facet of today’s automotive industry that both Henry Ford and Henry M. Leland might not have foreseen 100 years ago. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2022 Instead, in the Kremlin version — the only one most Russians see, with all others outlawed — the battlefields of Ukraine are one facet of a wider civilizational war being waged against Russia. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French facette "individual surface (of an object with many surfaces, as a gem)," going back to Middle French fasette, from face face entry 1 + -ette -ette

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of facet was in 1622

Phrases Containing facet

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime