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单词 translucence
释义

translucencen.

Brit. /tranzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /trɑːnzˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /transˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, /trɑːnsˈl(j)uːs(ə)ns/, U.S. /trænzˈlusəns/, /træn(t)sˈlusəns/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin translucentia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin translucentia transparency to light (13th cent. in a British source), faint light (1363 in Chauliac) < classical Latin translūcent- , translūcēns translucent adj. + -ia -y suffix3.The following (probably) shows the Latin adjective translūcēns in an English context:1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. lxxvv, in Bulwarke of Defence Sal gemma, is a Salt of the earth..and is cut foorthe like stones moste cleare Translucens, or through shinyng like to Christall.
1. Faintly transmitted light. Obsolete. rare.
ΚΠ
?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132v (MED) It is demed þat catharacta which is of goode colourez..& is reduced to his fourme when it is dilated, And he seeþ som clerenez or translucence [?c1425 Paris schynynge; L. translucentiam], i. glymeryng, is mene & confermed ynoȝ.
2. The state or quality of being translucent (translucent adj. 1).
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun]
diaphanity1477
perspicuitya1500
sheerness1587
transparence1594
translucency1598
tralucency1599
transparency1615
clarity1616
pellucidity1642
diaphaneity1660
pellucidness1684
clearness1692
translucidity1694
translucidness1727
transparentness1727
translucence1755
see-through1954
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Transparency Clearness; diaphaneity; translucence; power of transmitting light.
1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. II. 104 This is the beginning of an entire separation of the oily from the aqueous parts... The lower, being freed from that which obstructed its translucence, recovers its proper limpidity.
1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 271 I admire the translucence of his character, and its strength.
1942 Light Metals 5 70/1 Malleability enables the splint to be readily bent to the exact contour required, and translucence to X-rays makes possible the radiological examination of the injured limb.
2018 Swindon Advertiser (Nexis) 3 Aug. Porcelain is a type of ceramic material possessing particular strength and translucence, compared to other ceramics.
3. The action or fact of shining through something.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > [noun] > shining or being luminous > shining in a specific direction
foreshining1571
in-beaming1662
inshining1727
translucence1813
inshedding1851
upshine1934
1813 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg Apocalypse Explained III. x. 509 The translucence of divine truth spiritual through divine truth natural presents that appearance in the heavens.
1830 S. T. Coleridge Let. 8 May in Coll. Lett. (1971) VI. 833 What appeared to you a translucence of the love of the good, the true, and the beautiful from within me.
1874 F. W. Farrar Silence & Voices of God i. 18 Nature, which is but the visible translucence of a divine agency working upon material things.
1913 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 361 He has portrayed the mysterious dynamics of harmony and its translucence through the forms of reality.
1987 H. Horwood Dancing on Shore viii. 93 I recall the definition of beauty proposed by the mystical philosopher Plotinus: the translucence of the eternal splendour shining through the creation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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