正如苹果自己宣传的那样，Liquid Glass 本质上是结合了玻璃光学性质和液体流体性质的「数字材料」，虽然只存在于虚拟环境中，模拟的对象却是现实中的物理对象——类似这样的模仿，便是拟物 (skeuomorph)；而运用了这种原理的产品设计，就是拟物化设计 (skeuomorphic design)。

On the US Army's 250th anniversary, US President Trump watched a "birthday" military parade — behind bulletproof glass, as tanks rolled by and protests raged all over the country. Chants of "No Kings" ...