Definition of translucent in English:

translucent

adjectivetransˈluːs(ə)nttrɑːnsˈluːs(ə)nttranzˈluːs(ə)nttrɑːnzˈluːs(ə)nt

(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent.
（物质）半透明的
her beautiful translucent skin
她那半透明的美丽肌肤。
Example sentencesExamples
- The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal.
- The light was a soft translucent blue that became brighter or darker depending on my depth.
- Her hair was so white it glowed softly in the gray light and her skin was translucent.
- The drive was long and windy and I enjoyed the sun on my translucent skin.
- Choose a translucent powder to blend with your skin tone and apply with a puff or brush.
- The thick, translucent slices were encased in a light batter that was appropriately oily.
- It was served to us with a translucent cookie studded with whole roasted pumpkin seeds.
- On top of it all was a flimsy, translucent material embedding the palm trees picture.
- It would have been dark except for the light coming from the translucent side panels.
- Whereas most walls were brick or concrete, her wall was made of a translucent stone.
- Our home base was a huge glowing translucent submarine, shaped like a blimp.
- The business end is translucent and has some light emitting diodes inside.
- Put in a heavy saucepan with the olive oil and fry over a moderate heat for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.
- The rusted wire was draped with a coat of translucent ice, the frozen water hanging down in inverted spires.
- Like the two bathrooms directly above it on the first floor, it, too, is daylit through a wall of translucent glass blocks.
- It makes a light-textured, translucent paste without any flavour of its own, and will set to an almost clear gel.
- Its surface is covered by an inorganic, orange-yellow translucent material.
- He would have placed a screen of some translucent material, perhaps oiled paper supported on glass, in the opening.
- In the front, translucent fabric is backed with a solid to create a precise tone.
- The adhesive dries to a semi translucent plastic but can be coloured.
Synonyms
semi-transparent, pellucid, diaphanous, colourless, glassy, glass-like, gossamer, clear, crystalline, see-through, limpid, transparent
rare transpicuous, translucid

Derivatives

translucence

nountransˈluːs(ə)nstranzˈluːs(ə)ns

It also had a translucence about it, but not as much as described by some art critics in the press, the material was a lot thicker than the PVC they described, it was more like rubber.
Example sentencesExamples
- Different terms applied to opaque and translucent red, and special terms described translucence itself.
- But, the spreading of colours to get the effect of translucence or transparency should be done before the material absorbs the colour.
- OK, you sauté the onions in a thin coating of oil or butter, but to translucence, not caramelization.
- Legends of the discovery of glass have someone sitting on the sand beside last night's fire picking up a pitted, opaque greyish stone and discovering its hardness and translucence.

translucency

nountransˈluːs(ə)nsitranzˈluːs(ə)nsi

This is my usual medium, mainly due to the enjoyment of drawing itself and because of the depths and clarity of tones and translucency achievable with these pencils.
Example sentencesExamples
- This intuitively devised palette has a seductive velvety translucency activated by movements of colour created by gravity's forces.
- Rather than exploiting the translucency of the ivory to render skin tones, she has used dark rich colors and glazing to resemble the effect of oil paints, and this became the hallmark of her style.
- ‘Perfect imperfection’’ is what people are after - the translucency you get from real teeth.
- ‘I try to capture their colour, transparency, translucency and form,’ he says.

translucently

adverb

A hardbound diary rested on her lap, and she fingered a pen with her long, almost translucently pale fingers.
Example sentencesExamples
- They are both only faintly given flesh; they both float translucently before the discourses from which they arise.
- It shimmered in the light, almost translucently, as she shifted it between her palms.
- She seemed very thin, her skin translucently pale, and her posture in her deep armchair was that of one who could not stand up without aid.
- The sashimi can be wonderful, cut translucently thin and ingeniously arranged.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- 'shining through', from the verb translucere, from trans- 'through' + lucere 'to shine'.

Formed from the Latin elements trans ‘across’ and lucere ‘to shine’, this was originally used in the literal sense ‘shining through’. The sense ‘allowing the passage of light’ dates from the late 18th century.

Rhymes

lucent

Definition of translucent in US English:

translucent

adjective

(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent.
（物质）半透明的
fry until the onions become translucent
Example sentencesExamples
- The adhesive dries to a semi translucent plastic but can be coloured.
- The thick, translucent slices were encased in a light batter that was appropriately oily.
- In the front, translucent fabric is backed with a solid to create a precise tone.
- It makes a light-textured, translucent paste without any flavour of its own, and will set to an almost clear gel.
- He would have placed a screen of some translucent material, perhaps oiled paper supported on glass, in the opening.
- The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal.
- The light was a soft translucent blue that became brighter or darker depending on my depth.
- Our home base was a huge glowing translucent submarine, shaped like a blimp.
- On top of it all was a flimsy, translucent material embedding the palm trees picture.
- Choose a translucent powder to blend with your skin tone and apply with a puff or brush.
- Put in a heavy saucepan with the olive oil and fry over a moderate heat for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.
- Its surface is covered by an inorganic, orange-yellow translucent material.
- The rusted wire was draped with a coat of translucent ice, the frozen water hanging down in inverted spires.
- Whereas most walls were brick or concrete, her wall was made of a translucent stone.
- Her hair was so white it glowed softly in the gray light and her skin was translucent.
- It would have been dark except for the light coming from the translucent side panels.
- It was served to us with a translucent cookie studded with whole roasted pumpkin seeds.
- Like the two bathrooms directly above it on the first floor, it, too, is daylit through a wall of translucent glass blocks.
- The business end is translucent and has some light emitting diodes inside.
- The drive was long and windy and I enjoyed the sun on my translucent skin.
Synonyms
semi-transparent, pellucid, diaphanous, colourless, glassy, glass-like, gossamer, clear, crystalline, see-through, limpid, transparent

Origin

Late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through’ + lucere ‘to shine’.

词汇	translucent
释义	Definition of translucent in English: translucent adjectivetransˈluːs(ə)nttrɑːnsˈluːs(ə)nttranzˈluːs(ə)nttrɑːnzˈluːs(ə)nt (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent. （物质）半透明的 her beautiful translucent skin 她那半透明的美丽肌肤。 Example sentencesExamples The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal. The light was a soft translucent blue that became brighter or darker depending on my depth. Her hair was so white it glowed softly in the gray light and her skin was translucent. The drive was long and windy and I enjoyed the sun on my translucent skin. Choose a translucent powder to blend with your skin tone and apply with a puff or brush. The thick, translucent slices were encased in a light batter that was appropriately oily. It was served to us with a translucent cookie studded with whole roasted pumpkin seeds. On top of it all was a flimsy, translucent material embedding the palm trees picture. It would have been dark except for the light coming from the translucent side panels. Whereas most walls were brick or concrete, her wall was made of a translucent stone. Our home base was a huge glowing translucent submarine, shaped like a blimp. The business end is translucent and has some light emitting diodes inside. Put in a heavy saucepan with the olive oil and fry over a moderate heat for a few minutes until the onion is translucent. The rusted wire was draped with a coat of translucent ice, the frozen water hanging down in inverted spires. Like the two bathrooms directly above it on the first floor, it, too, is daylit through a wall of translucent glass blocks. It makes a light-textured, translucent paste without any flavour of its own, and will set to an almost clear gel. Its surface is covered by an inorganic, orange-yellow translucent material. He would have placed a screen of some translucent material, perhaps oiled paper supported on glass, in the opening. In the front, translucent fabric is backed with a solid to create a precise tone. The adhesive dries to a semi translucent plastic but can be coloured. Synonyms semi-transparent, pellucid, diaphanous, colourless, glassy, glass-like, gossamer, clear, crystalline, see-through, limpid, transparent rare transpicuous, translucid Derivatives translucence nountransˈluːs(ə)nstranzˈluːs(ə)ns It also had a translucence about it, but not as much as described by some art critics in the press, the material was a lot thicker than the PVC they described, it was more like rubber. Example sentencesExamples Different terms applied to opaque and translucent red, and special terms described translucence itself. But, the spreading of colours to get the effect of translucence or transparency should be done before the material absorbs the colour. OK, you sauté the onions in a thin coating of oil or butter, but to translucence, not caramelization. Legends of the discovery of glass have someone sitting on the sand beside last night's fire picking up a pitted, opaque greyish stone and discovering its hardness and translucence. translucency nountransˈluːs(ə)nsitranzˈluːs(ə)nsi This is my usual medium, mainly due to the enjoyment of drawing itself and because of the depths and clarity of tones and translucency achievable with these pencils. Example sentencesExamples This intuitively devised palette has a seductive velvety translucency activated by movements of colour created by gravity's forces. Rather than exploiting the translucency of the ivory to render skin tones, she has used dark rich colors and glazing to resemble the effect of oil paints, and this became the hallmark of her style. ‘Perfect imperfection’’ is what people are after - the translucency you get from real teeth. ‘I try to capture their colour, transparency, translucency and form,’ he says. translucently adverb A hardbound diary rested on her lap, and she fingered a pen with her long, almost translucently pale fingers. Example sentencesExamples They are both only faintly given flesh; they both float translucently before the discourses from which they arise. It shimmered in the light, almost translucently, as she shifted it between her palms. She seemed very thin, her skin translucently pale, and her posture in her deep armchair was that of one who could not stand up without aid. The sashimi can be wonderful, cut translucently thin and ingeniously arranged. Origin Late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- 'shining through', from the verb translucere, from trans- 'through' + lucere 'to shine'. Formed from the Latin elements trans ‘across’ and lucere ‘to shine’, this was originally used in the literal sense ‘shining through’. The sense ‘allowing the passage of light’ dates from the late 18th century. Rhymes lucent Definition of translucent in US English: translucent adjective (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent. （物质）半透明的 fry until the onions become translucent Example sentencesExamples The adhesive dries to a semi translucent plastic but can be coloured. The thick, translucent slices were encased in a light batter that was appropriately oily. In the front, translucent fabric is backed with a solid to create a precise tone. It makes a light-textured, translucent paste without any flavour of its own, and will set to an almost clear gel. He would have placed a screen of some translucent material, perhaps oiled paper supported on glass, in the opening. The jug had been sealed with a large disc of cork, onto which about half an inch of translucent wax had been poured as an airtight seal. The light was a soft translucent blue that became brighter or darker depending on my depth. Our home base was a huge glowing translucent submarine, shaped like a blimp. On top of it all was a flimsy, translucent material embedding the palm trees picture. Choose a translucent powder to blend with your skin tone and apply with a puff or brush. Put in a heavy saucepan with the olive oil and fry over a moderate heat for a few minutes until the onion is translucent. Its surface is covered by an inorganic, orange-yellow translucent material. The rusted wire was draped with a coat of translucent ice, the frozen water hanging down in inverted spires. Whereas most walls were brick or concrete, her wall was made of a translucent stone. Her hair was so white it glowed softly in the gray light and her skin was translucent. It would have been dark except for the light coming from the translucent side panels. It was served to us with a translucent cookie studded with whole roasted pumpkin seeds. Like the two bathrooms directly above it on the first floor, it, too, is daylit through a wall of translucent glass blocks. The business end is translucent and has some light emitting diodes inside. The drive was long and windy and I enjoyed the sun on my translucent skin. Synonyms semi-transparent, pellucid, diaphanous, colourless, glassy, glass-like, gossamer, clear, crystalline, see-through, limpid, transparent Origin Late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through’ + lucere ‘to shine’.
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