diorama
/ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə/noun
1- 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)。
1.1
- 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)。
1.2
- 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。
词源
early 19th cent.: coined in French from DIA- 'through', on the pattern of panorama.