transparent

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1 SEEif something is transparent, you can see through it 透明的 SYN clear, → opaque, translucent

a transparent plastic container

透明的塑料容器

2 formalCLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTAND language or information that is transparent is clear and easy to understand 〔语言或信息〕清楚易懂的

The way the system works will be transparent to the user.

这个系统的运行方式对使用者来说清楚易懂。

3. OBVIOUSa lie, excuse etc that is transparent does not deceive people 〔谎言、借口等〕易看穿的，易识破的

—transparently adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

transparent• The boys arms and hands were so thin they seemed almost transparent.• The plastic is transparent.• Dry-fry the onion and garlic in a non-stick pan until the onion is transparent.• The fading colours and yellowish transparent appearance are clear indications of iron chlorosis caused by deficiencies in iron and trace elements.• The moments when nature seems transparent are evanescent.• The wall was as transparent as glass, but it was as if it revealed only another wall of uniform greyness.• a thin transparent fabric• He was a visitor from another, undersea world; an innocent, transparent, perfectly gentle alien.• With thin washes and the more transparent pigments, colour differences between the white and tinted sheets will be more apparent.• The box has a transparent plastic lid so you can see what's inside.

From Longman Business Dictionary

transparenttrans·par·ent /trænˈspærənt, -ˈspeər--ˈspær-, -ˈsper-/ adjectiveadj

if rules, methods, or business dealings are transparent, they are clear and people can see that they are fair and honest

The trade agreement between Japan and the US is more transparent, and there are no secret documents.

The regulations will force large corporations to conduct their contract awardsin a transparent manner.

—transparency noun [uncountableU]

EU laws on transparency and competition

Origin transparent

(1400-1500) Medieval Latin present participle of transparere “to show through”, from Latin parere “to show”

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