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translucent

🇬🇧 UK/træns'lu:snt/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it so that objects on the other side are not clearly visible.

半透明的

n.

Something that is translucent.

半透明物

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
transacross, beyond
+
luclight
+
entperforming, being in a state
=translucent

Common Collocations

  • 1.translucent glass半透明玻璃
  • 2.translucent skin半透明的皮肤
  • 3.translucent material半透明材料
  • 4.translucent panel半透明面板

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bathroom window was made of translucent glass to allow light in while maintaining privacy.

  • 2.

    Her skin was so pale it appeared almost translucent in the winter sunlight.

  • 3.

    The architect chose translucent panels for the ceiling to create a soft, diffused glow.

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