facet
/ˈfæsɪt/noun
1- one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem（多面体的）面（尤指宝石的琢面）。
1.1
- a particular aspect or feature of something（事物）方面特征：
different viewpoints manifesting different facets of the truth.
论证事实真相不同侧面的各种不同观点。
1.2
- Zoology any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean【动】（构成昆虫或甲壳动物复眼的）小眼面。
派生词
faceted
adjective多面的。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French facette, diminutive of face 'face, side' （see FACE）.