1550s, "darkness of meaning, obscurity," from French opacité, from Latin opacitatem (nominative opacitas) "shade, shadiness," from opacus "shaded, dark, opaque" (see opaque). The literal sense "condition of being impervious to light" first recorded 1630s.
雙語例句
1. Its dramatic nuances were often generalised to the point of opacity.
它那戲劇性的微妙之處常被含糊處理到了晦澀的地步。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins.
眼球晶狀體的混濁可由缺乏某些維生素造成。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He insisted that the mineral content of the water determined the opacity.
他堅持認為水的清澈程度取決于其中礦物質的含量。
來自辭典例句
4. Opacity of the lens is readily visible, especially in advanced cases.
晶狀體的混濁易于識別, 特別是在晚期病例.
來自辭典例句
5. By definition a cataract is an opacity in the lens.