transparent

US: /tɹænˈspɛɹənt/
UK: /tɹænspˈæɹənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


transparent /træns'peərənt/
  • tính từ ((cũng) transpicuous)
    • trong suốt
    • trong trẻo, trong sạch
    • (văn học) trong sáng
      • a transparent style: lối hành văn trong sáng
  • tính từ
    • rõ ràng, rõ rệt
      • a transparent attempt to deceive: một mưu toan đánh lừa rõ rệt
      • transparent lie: lời nói dối rành rành

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 (of glass, plastic, etc.) allowing you to see through it: The insect's wings are almost transparent.
Antonym: OPAQUE
2 (of an excuse, a lie, etc.) allowing you to see the truth easily
Synonym: OBVIOUS
a man of transparent honesty + a transparent attempt to buy votes + Am I that transparent (= are my intentions that obvious)?
3 (of language, information, etc.) easy to understand: a campaign to make official documents more transparent
Antonym: OPAQUE
transparently adverb: transparently clear / honest / obvious

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 (crystal) clear, pellucid, diaphanous, see-through, limpid, crystalline, sheer, transpicuous:
I want completely transparent glass in this window, instead of that frosted glass.
2 plain, apparent, obvious, evident, unambiguous, patent, manifest, unmistakable or unmistakeable, (crystal) clear, as plain as day, as plain as the nose on (one's) face, undisguised, recognizable, understandable, transpicuous:
The origin of many English words is transparent because of their spelling.
3 candid, open, frank, plain-spoken, direct, unambiguous, unequivocal, straightforward, ingenuous, forthright, above-board, artless, guileless, simple, naïve, undissembling, Colloq on the level, upfront:
His transparent honesty makes Clive unsuited to a career in diplomacy.

Collocation dictionary


VERBS

be, look | become

ADV.

extremely, very | completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally
They are so thin that they are quite transparent.
| almost
Her eyelids were blue and almost transparent.
| fairly, rather, slightly


Concise English dictionary


træns'perənt /træns'pærənt
adj.
+transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
+so thin as to transmit light
+free of deceit
+easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)