panopticon

英 ['pæ'nɒptɪkɒn] 美 ['pæn'ɒptɪˌkɒn]

• n. 圆形监狱；望远显微镜

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 圆形监狱
2. 望远显微镜
3. 珍品展览室
4. 中心辐射式全景建筑

英英释义

Noun:

1. an area where everything is visible

2. a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. One effect of the digital panopticon is the loss of privacy and the threat of tyrannical social control.
   “数字圆形监狱”的一种结果是