one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem (多面体,尤指切割好的宝石的)面 ■a particular aspect or feature of something 方面;特征 different viewpoints manifesting different facets of the truth. 展现真理的不同侧面的各种观点。 ■(Zoology)any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean (动)(昆虫或甲壳动物复眼的)小眼面
派生 faceted adjective
[in combination]multifaceted. 多面的。
语源
early 17th cent.: from French facette, diminutive of face 'face, side' (see face)