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单词 diaphanous
释义 di·aph·a·nous
\(ˈ)dī|afənəs\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show — more at fancy
1. : characterized by such fineness and delicacy of texture as to permit seeing through usually with a high degree of clarity
 < diaphanous gowns of chiffon, lace, or net >
 < diaphanous water through which fish may be clearly seen >
2. : composed or arranged to permit ready perception or comprehension of an inner or veiled essence or substance
 < I like diaphanous illusions, with the shapes of things as they are showing not too faintly through them — L.P.Smith >
3. : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal
 < poetic and diaphanous landscapes — Wolfgang Born >
 < the fantastic, the diaphanous, airy scherzo, nimble-footed and delicate, like a fairy's dance — Hugo Leichtentritt >
4. : insubstantial, vague
 < the diaphanous possibility, becoming each day more amorphous — Donn Byrne >
Synonyms: see clear
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