translucent
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adjective
(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semitransparent:
(曇りガラスのように)半透明の (!transparentとopaqueの間)
e.g. fry until the onions become translucent.
DERIVATIVES
translucence |tranzˈlo͞osns, tran(t)sˈlo͞osns| noun
translucency |tranzˈlo͞osnsē, tran(t)sˈlo͞osnsē| noun
translucently adverb
ORIGIN
late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through’ + lucere ‘to shine’.