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单词 pellucent
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pellucentadj.

Brit. /pᵻˈl(j)uːsnt/, /pɛˈl(j)uːsnt/, U.S. /pəˈl(j)us(ə)nt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pellūcent-, pellūcēns.
Etymology: < classical Latin pellūcent-, pellūcēns transmitting the passage of light, transparent, clear, apparent, use as adjective of present participle of pellūcēre , (more commonly) perlūcēre to transmit light, be transparent, to be apparent < per- per- prefix + lūcēre to shine (see lucent adj.). Compare earlier pellucid adj., translucent adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (pĕliū·sĕnt) /pəˈl(j)uːsənt/.
rare.
= pellucid adj.
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the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective]
shireOE
brightOE
through-shineOE
cleanc1040
cleara1400
transparent1413
crystalc1425
crystallinec1425
crystal-clear?a1439
pure1481
perspicuatea1500
beryl1508
through-shining1526
diaphane1561
thorough-seeable1562
pellucid1563
sheer1565
translucent1568
liquid1590
tralucent?1592
perspicuous1599
thorough light1601
diaphanic1614
diaphanous1614
perspicable1615
translucid1615
diaphanal1616
lucid1620
diaphaned1626
transpicuous1638
perlucid1647
dioptrical1760
dioptric1801
unconcealing1804
see-through1851
pellucent1886
pool-clear1924
1886 C. Bigg Bampton Lect. 191 As the pellucent alabaster vase shows the fire within.
1921 Times 7 Oct. 13/6 The quaint little church..is within the circle of the proscribed area and must sink beneath the pellucent waves.
1999 Hindu (Nexis) 5 Nov. The flaming faith..propelled the elderly Jeeyar to undertake this task of raising Vedic pillars in such remote temples to transmit a pellucent respect for tradition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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