"depression or shallow pit in a surface," 1849, Latin, literally "small pit," related to favissae "underground reservoirs;" which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Etruscan. Related: Foveal; foveated.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The fovea is the area of maximum visual resolution ( but NOT maximum sensitivity ).
黃斑是具有最大視覺(jué)清晰度 ( 但不是最大靈敏度 ) 的區(qū)域.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. Vision is much more acute at the fovea than at other portions of the retina.
在視網(wǎng)膜的中央凹的視力比網(wǎng)膜其他部份更敏銳.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. The fovea has only cones, and the blind spot or papilla has no receptors.