clarity

Word family  noun clarity clearance clearing clarification clearness adjective clear ≠ unclear verb clear clarify adverb clear clearly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clar·i·ty /ˈklærəti/ ●●○ AWL noun [uncountable]  1  CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDthe clarity of a piece of writing, law, argument etc is its quality of being expressed clearly 清楚，清晰，明确 → clear Letters may be edited for length and clarity. 信件可能要加以修改以求篇幅合适，意思明了。 a lack of clarity in the law on property rights 产权法律含糊不清2  the ability to think, understand, or remember something clearly 清晰的思维[理解，记忆]能力 → clear He had only visited the village once, but remembered it with surprising clarity. 他只到过这个村子一次，但对它的记忆却异常清晰。clarity of vision/purpose/thought etc Churchill’s clarity of vision impressed all who knew him. 丘吉尔明晰的洞察力给每一个认识他的人都留下了深刻的印象。3  the quality of being clear and easy to see or hear 〔画面、声音的〕清晰，清楚 → clear The picture was of such clarity that it could have been a photograph. 这幅画那么清晰，简直可以当成照片了。

Examples from the Corpus

clarity• Lieberman's experiment cited above suggests that acoustic clarity decreases with predictability from context.• On the whole, the show is appealing, stimulating and marked by an admirable clarity of presentation.• The Godalming College entry was marked particularly high for clarity and student participation.• A City College education was a thing of breathtaking narrowness and perfect clarity.• Compare the clarity of the pictures of these TVs.• The Birth Grandmother craved the clarity of blue.• Perhaps even more destructively, the Philharmonic Hall acoustic does not make for the clarity of diction experienced in the average theatre.• The clarity of Irving's writing style makes his books a pleasure to read.• The clarity of vision in those early years of women's liberation has gone.clarity of vision/purpose/thought etc• They tend to generate some energy as well as a clarity of purpose and a sense of definition.• It involves both sharpness and clarity of vision and this can be measured.• She brought clarity of thought and purpose.• If you thought that science was invariably characterised by clarity of vision you may have found the quantum world unexpectedly murky.• It will enable us to focus our activities and give us even greater clarity of purpose.• In her days as a schoolteacher she'd been known for the quickness of her wit and her clarity of thought.• As with advocacy, this requires clarity of thought and an ability to think quickly, in a politically sensitive environment.• The clarity of vision in those early years of women's liberation has gone.Origin clarity (1600-1700) Latin claritas, from clarus; → CLEAR1

clar·i·ty nounChineseSyllable  

a Corpus argument of law, of piece the writing, clarity

clarity
clar‧i‧ty AC /ˈklærəti, ˈklærɪti/ noun [uncountable]1. the clarity of a piece of writing, law, argument etc is its quality of being expressed clearly ⇨ clear:
    Letters may be edited for length and clarity.
    a lack of clarity in the law on property rights
2. the ability to think, understand, or remember something clearly ⇨ clear:
    He had only visited the village once, but remembered it with surprising clarity.
    clarity of vision/purpose/thought etc
    Churchill’s clarity of vision impressed all who knew him.
3. the quality of being clear and easy to see or hear ⇨ clear:
    The picture was of such clarity that it could have been a photograph.

clar·ity AW BrE /ˈklærəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklærəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the quality of being expressed clearly 清晰；清楚；明确◆a lack of clarity in the law法律上不明确the ability to think about or understand sth clearly 清晰的思维（或理解）能力◆clarity of thought/purpose/vision 思路清楚；目的明确；视野清晰if a picture, substance or sound has clarity, you can see or hear it very clearly, or see through it easily （画面、物质或声音的）清晰，清楚，清澈◆the clarity of sound on a CD激光唱片的清晰音质