Onion-skin: Light weight cockle finish "bank paper" often used for airmail stationery.
洋葱纸:常作空邮信纸用的轻身绉面的‘高级打字纸’。
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slide - "as we go to higher and higher energies smaller and smaller distances, the next onionskin manifestation of the basic law resembles the previous one to some extent."
The structure of an onion allows us to perform the skin-peeling exercise several times, progressing ever deeper into the onion’s inner secrets with every skin peeled off.