Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11427
opaque
不透明的；不透光的
Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.
- 1.
Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
既不反射也不发光。
- 2.
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
不透光或不反射光或辐射能的；无法透视的
- 3.
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
允许极少光线通过,不半透明或不透明。
- 4.
not clearly understood or expressed
难以理解或表达不清的
- 5.
Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
不清楚的,难以理解的,难以解释其含义的。
- 6.
Obtuse, stupid.
迟钝的,愚蠢的。
- 7.
Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.
描述一种类型,高层调用者无法了解其数据值或表示形式；所有操作均由该类型定义的抽象运算符执行。
晦涩的；难以理解的；迟钝的；愚笨的；不透明的（指数据类型）；既不反射也不发光。；不透光或不反射光或辐射能的；无法透视的
In use
The frosted glass in the bathroom is opaque, so you can't see through it.
This plastic bottle is opaque, hiding the color of the liquid inside.
The thick fog made the streetlights appear as opaque blobs of light.
opaque windows of the jail
opaque to X-rays
be opaque
The glass is opaque.
这块玻璃是不透明的。
be opaque to [sth]
表示对某种光线或信息不透明。
The material is opaque to ultraviolet light.
这种材料对紫外线是不透明的。
Connections
Collocations
- opaque glass
- 不透明的玻璃
- The bathroom window is made of opaque glass.浴室的窗户是用不透明的玻璃做的。
- opaque to light
- 不透光的
- This material is completely opaque to light.这种材料完全不透光。
- opaque language
- 晦涩的语言
- The contract is full of opaque language that confuses customers.这份合同满是晦涩的语言，让顾客感到困惑。
- opaque prose
- 晦涩难懂的文笔
- The article is interesting, but its opaque prose makes it hard to read.这篇文章很有趣，但晦涩难懂的文笔让人很难读。
- remain opaque
- 仍然令人费解
- Despite the investigation, the cause of the accident remains opaque.尽管进行了调查，事故的原因仍然令人费解。
- opaque container
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“哦，怕黑”：怕黑所以关上门窗不透光，看不透内部；引申为晦涩难懂。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday object descriptions、scientific/technical writing、academic or literary prose opaque 有两个常见义项：作“不透明的”讲时较中性，日常描述物体或科技文本中都常用；作“晦涩难懂的”讲时则更多见于正式或学术表达。实际使用时可根据搭配语境选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
opaque 以 /peɪk/ 结尾，ache (/eɪk/)、make (/meɪk/)、steak (/steɪk/) 都和它押韵；注意 -que 拼写的形近词 plaque (/plæk/)、technique (/tekˈniːk/)、unique (/juˈniːk/) 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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