optics
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɒp.tɪks/ us/ˈɑːp.tɪks/
(LIGHT)
光学
the study of light and of instruments using light
(MEDIA)
US informal（在经过媒体诠释后，公众对某一情形的认知与观点，以及可能由此带来的政治效应）政治映像
the public's opinion and understanding of a situation after seeing it as the media shows it, and the possible political effects of this
The political optics of this are horrible for the GOP. 这事的政治映像对共和党来说很糟糕。