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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·pac·i·ty /əʊˈpæsəti $ oʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  1. SEEthe quality that something has when it is difficult to see through 不透明性,模糊 opaque2. CLEAR/EASY TO SEEthe quality that something has when it is difficult to understand 难解,晦涩 SYN obscurity
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opacityThe visor darkened almost to black opacity, and the suit's cooler began audibly to work harder.The fog rolled across the fields, obliterating everything in its path with a flannel-like opacity.So opacity can be equated with the extent to which the reader is required to be creative.He loves the opacity of her life, its completeness without him.This third type is the dominant constituent of the main cloud and also account for most of the opacity.Yet the opacity and lack of conviction of this paper has so disappointed directors that no vote will now take place.Through this opacity I can see more lists listed.
Origin opacity (1500-1600) French opacité, from Latin opacitas, from opacus; → OPAQUE
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opacity
opacity /əʊˈpæsəti, əʊˈpæsɪti $ oʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: opacité, from Latin opacitas, from opacus; opaque
1. the quality that something has when it is difficult to see through ⇨ opaque
2. the quality that something has when it is difficult to understand
   SYN  obscurity


opa·cityBrE /əʊˈpæsəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpæsəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) the fact of being difficult to see through; the fact of being opaque 不透明性;模糊(formal) the fact of being difficult to understand; the fact of being opaque 费解;难懂;模糊 OPP transparency