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外刊例句
- Mr Ward combines thorough reporting and lucid scientific explanations in a fluent and balanced account of a diverse movement.
沃德的新书既有全面的报道,又有清晰的科学解释,对各式各样的永生研究娓娓道来,不偏不倚。
——《经济学人》 - Josiah Davis, the director, coaxes lively and lucid performances from all the actors.
导演乔赛亚·戴维斯连哄带劝地使所有演员进行生动而清晰的表演。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] expressed clearly; easy to understand
[形容词] 表达清楚的;易于理解的
深入解读
Lucid 一词源自拉丁语 lucidus (本义指“明亮的、透明的”,喻指“清楚的、清晰的”),16世纪90年代进入英语后,相应也是用来表示“明亮的、光辉的”或“清澈的、透明的”,常作书面用语使用,强调既透明又发亮,比如:
- 清澈的小溪
a lucid stream - 他们在仲夏清朗的黄昏漫步。
They were roaming in the lucid midsummer evening.
从明亮清晰的概念出发, lucid 到了1786年后开始引申出现在的主要含义指“明晰的、明白易懂的”,常意味着有着清晰的逻辑连贯性和明显的排列顺序,比如:
- 对他们来说一清二楚的东西对我却深奥难解。
What is lucid to them is arcane to me.
进而还可以用来表示“头脑清晰的、神智清明的、清醒的”,尤指经历一段时间的生病、糊涂和精神错乱之后,头脑表现出或具有清晰思考的能力,比如:
- 他神志不是很清醒,不太知道自己在哪里。
He wasn't very lucid, he didn't quite know where he was.
权威用例
我们坚持绿水青山就是金山银山的理念,……
We have acted on the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
同近义词
- eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
- limpid: (especially of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious
- transparent: easy to perceive or detect