| 单词 | perspicuous |
| 释义 | perspicuous[ per-spik-yoo-uhs ] / pərˈspɪk yu əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perspicuous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveclearly expressed or presented; lucid. perspicacious (def. 1). Origin of perspicuousFirst recorded in 1570–80; from Latin perspicuus “transparent, clearly visible,” equivalent to perspic(ere), “to look over, inspect, survey” (formed from preposition and prefix per, per- “through; thoroughly” + -spicere, combining form of specere “to see, observe, look”) + -uus adjective suffix; see per-, inspect) SYNONYMS FOR perspicuous1 intelligible, plain, distinct, explicit. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perspicuous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR perspicuous1 obscure, indistinct. SEE ANTONYMS FOR perspicuous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perspicuousWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perspicuousperspicacious, perspicuousWords nearby perspicuousperspectivism, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspiration, perspiratory, perspire, Persson, per stirpes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perspicuousBritish Dictionary definitions for perspicuousperspicuous / (pəˈspɪkjʊəs) / adjective(of speech or writing) easily understood; lucid Derived forms of perspicuousperspicuously, adverbperspicuousness, nounWord Origin for perspicuousC15: from Latin perspicuus transparent, from perspicere to explore thoroughly; see perspective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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