limpid
英 ['l?mp?d]
美 ['l?mp?d]
助記提示
limpid 表示『（液體等）清澈的，透明的』。該詞由拉丁語(yǔ)經(jīng)法語(yǔ)流入英語(yǔ)，源自古羅馬甘泉女神林帕（Lympa），與醫(yī)學(xué)名詞「淋巴（lymph）」同源。lymph一詞才進(jìn)入英語(yǔ)時(shí)表示「純水（pure water）」的意思，后來才表示動(dòng)物體內(nèi)無色透明的組織液。
中文詞源
limpid 清澈的來自拉丁語(yǔ)limpa,泉水，水仙子，詞源同lymph,nymph.
英文詞源
- limpid
- limpid: see lymph
- limpid (adj.)
- c. 1600, from French limpide (15c.) and directly from Latin limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see lymph). Related: Limpidly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He thought the speech a model of its kind, limpid and unaffected.
- 他認(rèn)為這一演講堪稱典范，簡(jiǎn)潔流暢，清新自然。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In North China , however, it is particularly, limpid, serene and melancholy.
- 可是啊, 北國(guó)的秋, 卻特別地來得清,來得靜, 來得悲涼.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯
- 3. He has a pair of limpid blue eyes.
- 他有一雙清澈的藍(lán)眼睛。
來自辭典例句
- 4. It's only in those limpid eyes of hers that you see she's been through a lot.
- 只是那雙眼睛,水汪汪的,里面似乎含了不少的東西.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- 5. There were no clouds , the sun was going down in a limpid, gold - washed sky.
- 天上沒有一絲云影, 太陽(yáng)在清澈, 鍍了金似的天空往下落.
來自辭典例句