a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit 立体模型(微缩模型或大型博物馆展品) ■(chiefly historical)a scenic painting, viewed through a peephole, in which changes in colour and direction of illumination simulate changes in the weather, time of day, etc (主史)(从窥视孔看的)透视图画,西洋景,洋片(光线颜色和方向变化以模拟季节、一天中时间的变化等) ■a miniature film set used for special effects or animation (用于特技效果或动画制作的)微型电影布景
派生 dioramic [-ˈramɪk] adjective 语源
early 19th cent.: coined in French from dia- 'through', on the pattern of panorama