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单词 pellucid
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Definition of pellucid in English:

pellucid

adjective pɪˈl(j)uːsɪdpɛˈl(j)uːsɪdpəˈlusəd
literary
  • 1Translucently clear.

    透明的,清澈的

    mountains reflected in the pellucid waters

    群山倒映在清澈的水中。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky.
    • This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk.
    • A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day.
    • You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave.
    • Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths.
    Synonyms
    translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded
    1. 1.1 Easily understood; lucid.
      he writes, as always, in pellucid prose

      他一如既往地用清晰的散文体写作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated.
      • The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose.
      • I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing.
      • Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose.
      • As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail.
      Synonyms
      easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline
      graspable, fathomable, digestible, straightforward, direct, simple, plain, well constructed, graphic, explicit, unambiguous, user-friendly
    2. 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.
      (音乐等声音)清晰纯正的
      his pellucid singing tone
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone.
      • Few can match that pellucid quality of tone.
      • There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle.
      Synonyms
      clear, vibrant

Derivatives

  • pellucidity

  • noun pɛl(j)uːˈsɪdɪtipɪl(j)uːˈsɪdɪti
    literary
    • When somebody else does it, it's pedantry, when you do it it's pellucidity.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her views of the teddy bear duo have a sweet, simple pellucidity, instantly communicating all that the reader needs to know about the wonders of loving and being loved.
      • People like to move in for the LCD TVs without even minding the terms difference because of the picture pellucidity and the quality which is not available on the conventional TVs.
  • pellucidly

  • adverb
    literary
    • We would not pretend that these provisions are pellucidly clear in their meaning.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is pellucidly obvious that technologies - like the invention of the internal combustion engine or the written word - are disruptive.
      • We here at the Public Interest would just like to make it pellucidly clear to anyone who was ever in any doubt - we categorically disapprove of the boiling of people alive in oil.
      • The President in his pellucidly written and cogently argued letter on ‘quality and access’ observed that the question raised by our need-blind admissions policy is both an ‘ethical and a practical one.’
      • But given the broader stakes for the power of Congress to regulate commerce, he added, ‘our duty to uphold the application of the federal statute was pellucidly clear.’

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere 'shine through'.

Rhymes

deuced, lucid, Seleucid

Definition of pellucid in US English:

pellucid

adjectivepəˈlo͞osədpəˈlusəd
literary
  • 1Translucently clear.

    透明的,清澈的

    mountains reflected in the pellucid waters

    群山倒映在清澈的水中。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky.
    • A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day.
    • Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths.
    • You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave.
    • This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk.
    Synonyms
    translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded
    1. 1.1 Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood.
      (文体或意思)清晰的;清楚明白的
      he writes, as always, in pellucid prose

      他一如既往地用清晰的散文体写作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose.
      • I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing.
      • As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail.
      • In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated.
      • Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose.
      Synonyms
      easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline
    2. 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.
      (音乐等声音)清晰纯正的
      a smooth legato and pellucid singing tone are his calling cards

      一段流畅的连奏和清晰纯正的歌唱音调就是他的名片。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone.
      • Few can match that pellucid quality of tone.
      • There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle.
      Synonyms
      clear, vibrant

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through’.

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