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单词 pellucid
释义 pel·lu·cid
\pəˈlüsə̇d, pelˈyü-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin pellucidus, from per through + lucidus lucid — more at fare, lucid
1. : admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion : permitting one to see through to a remarkable degree : translucent, transparent
 < water in a white glass beaker, clear, pellucid, without shadow — W.J.Turner >
2. : pleasing in appearance:
 a. : pure in color and pleasing as genuine or appropriate
  < the fresh green blade of corn is … so pellucid, so clear — Richard Jefferies >
 b. : reflecting light evenly from all surfaces : shining, iridescent
  < pellucid as a pearl — Robert Browning >
3. : extremely easy to understand : readily intelligible or comprehensible : completely lacking in ambiguity or turgidity
 < apposite quotations from the classics … grace the pellucid flow of his English — V.L.Parrington >
 < the chiseled pellucid beauty of many an image … lends distinction to the best work of the new school — J.L.Lowes >
 < the firm, round pellucid handwriting which was so great a contrast to his wife's temperamental scrawl — Margaret Cole >
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