Transparent Show Latin Light B C Trans·Par·Ent Adjective

trans·par·ent
\\tran(t)s-ˈper-ənt\\ adjective1.
  a.
    (1) having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly :
    (2) allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)
  b. fine or sheer enough to be seen through :

diaphanous

2.
  a. free from pretense or deceit :

frank

  b. easily detected or seen through :

obvious

  c. readily understood
  d. characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices
Synonyms: see
• trans·par·ent·ly adverb
• trans·par·ent·ness noun

transparent
  1413, from M.L. transparentem (nom. transparens), prp. of transparere "show light through," from L. trans- "through" + parere "come in sight, appear." Figurative sense of "easily seen through" is first attested 1592. The attempt to back-form a verb transpare (1604) died with the 17c.

☞ transparent
trans·par·ent / trAns5pArEnt / adjective1. (of glass, plastic, etc. 玻璃、塑料等) allowing you to see through it
   透明的；清澈的:
   The insect's wings are almost transparent.
   这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。
   OPP 

opaque

2. (of an excuse, a lie, etc. 藉口、谎言等) allowing you to see the truth easily
   易识破的；易看穿的；显而易见的
   SYN 

obvious

:
   a man of transparent honesty
   显然很诚实的人
   a transparent attempt to buy votes
   明显收买选票的企图
   Am I that transparent (= are my intentions that obvious) ?
   我就那么没有城府？
3. (of language, information, etc. 语言、信息等) easy to understand
   易懂的:
   a campaign to make official documents more transparent
   简化公文语言的运动
   OPP 

opaque

• trans·par·ent·ly adv.:
   transparently obvious
   显而易见

transparent adj.

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trans·par·ent
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparēre to show through, from Latin trans- + parēre to be visible, appear, show — more at
1.
 a. : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are entirely visible :
  < this plastic is more transparent than even high-quality plate glass — Harland Manchester >
  < the transparent or hazy air — Mary Webb >
  — opposed to opaque and usually distinguished from translucent
 b. : so loose or open in texture as to admit the passage of light : ,
  < transparent velvet >
  < a transparent yoke >
 c. :
  < transparent soap >
  < his transparent womanly hands — J.R.Green >
2.
 a. : free from pretense or deceit : , ,
  < a man of such transparent sincerity that he is incapable of presenting a ghost-written speech — New York Times >
  < the most important quality in a teacher … is genuine and transparent truthfulness — C.W.Eliot >
  < the child's transparent countenance >
 b. : easily detected or seen through :
  < embarked on an elaborate fraud transparent to the world — Otis Ferguson >
  < his writings … are so flat, so transparent, so palpably taken from the nearest authorities — H.O.Taylor >
  < the man's transparent fear of discovery — Luke Short >
 c. : readily understood : ,
  < a style of transparent clarity that needs no artifices to make it vivid — C.H.Dreier >
  < that part of the chamber music which becomes transparent only after study or explication — Robert Evett >
  < the art … so transparent in all of its effects that the need is seldom felt to analyze — Philip Rahv >
3. : pervious to any specified form of radiation (as X rays or ultraviolet light)

Synonyms: see