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单词 transparent
释义

transparent

adjective
 
/trænsˈpærənt/
/trænsˈpærənt/
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  1.  
    (of glass, plastic, etc.) allowing you to see through it
    • The insect's wings are almost transparent.
    opposite opaque
    Extra Examples
    • Her eyelids were blue and almost transparent.
    • They are so thin that they are quite transparent.
    • I've covered the photographs with transparent plastic sheets.
    • They trade in transparent coloured gems such as rubies and sapphires.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • entirely
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  2. (especially of an excuse, a lie, etc.) that you can easily see is false; allowing you to see the truth easily synonym obvious
    • a transparent attempt to buy votes
    • a transparent lie/ploy/ruse
    • Am I that transparent? (= are my intentions that obvious?)
    • a man of transparent honesty
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • entirely
    See full entry
  3. (of language, information, etc.) easy to understand
    • a campaign to make official documents more transparent
    opposite opaque
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • very
    • completely
    • entirely
    See full entry
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin transparent- ‘shining through’, from Latin transparere, from trans- ‘through’ + parere ‘appear’.
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