limpid
/ˈlɪmpɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪmpɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlim-pəd/ (ame, mw)
limpid — 形容詞
- limpidpositive
- more limpidcomparative
- most limpidsuperlative
1. of water, eyes, or other liquids: so see-through that you can look right down in
清澈的
（水、眼睛）透明可見底的
of water, eyes, or other liquids: so see-through that you can look right down into them without anything blurring the view.
Naoko gazed at the limpid pool fed by a mountain spring near the temple.
Naoko 凝視著寺廟附近一池由山泉注入的清澈水潭。
attributive use with natural-water nouns (pool, spring, stream)
The painter spent an hour mixing colours for the baby's limpid blue eyes.
為了畫出嬰兒那雙清澈的藍眼睛，畫家花了一小時調色。
common collocation: limpid + eyes
After heavy rain in the hills, the river above Pim's village turned limpid again.
山區下了大雨之後，Pim 村子上游的河水又恢復清澈了。
Sunlight fell on the limpid stream where Felix taught his daughter to skip stones.
陽光灑在那條清澈的小溪上，Felix 正在那裡教女兒打水漂。
Behind the glass tank, fish drifted through limpid water lit by a single overhead lamp.
玻璃水缸後方，魚兒在一盞頂燈照亮的清澈水中游動。
- clear
everyday, neutral register; 'limpid' is literary and adds a calm-beauty connotation
- transparent
broader; works for solids too (glass), while 'limpid' is mainly for liquids and eyes
- crystalline
stresses sparkle and faceted reflection; 'limpid' stresses depth-of-view
- pellucid
near-synonym, equally formal-literary; almost interchangeable for water and eyes
文法句型
limpid + noun (water, pool, stream, eyes)
用法筆記
Frequently attributive before nouns naming water bodies (pool, stream, lake, spring) or facial features (eyes, gaze). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes physical transparency, never speech or writing.
常見錯誤
2. of writing, speech, or musical lines: shaped so cleanly that the meaning or melo
曉暢明白的
（文字、解說、旋律）一聽就懂的
of writing, speech, or musical lines: shaped so cleanly that the meaning or melody comes through on a first reading without any effort.
Reviewers praised the biography for its limpid prose and steady pacing.
書評稱讚這本傳記文筆明晰、節奏穩健。
common collocation: limpid + prose / style / writing
Jabari's limpid explanation of the budget helped the council vote within an hour.
Jabari 對預算所做的曉暢說明，讓議會在一個小時內就完成表決。
extended to clear oral explanation, not just written text
The poet's later collection is more limpid than her early, knotted experiments.
比起她早期那些糾結的實驗作品，這位詩人後期的詩集要明晰許多。
Élise admired the limpid melody of the flute solo opening the second movement.
Élise 很欣賞第二樂章開頭那段長笛獨奏明晰流暢的旋律。
Students remember Professor Cyrus for lectures whose limpid argument left nothing to puzzle over.
學生們記得 Cyrus 教授的講課，論證明晰、毫無讓人費解之處。
- lucid
the most common everyday choice; 'lucid' suggests logical clarity, 'limpid' adds an aesthetic, flowing quality
- crystal-clear
informal and emphatic; 'limpid' is literary and softer
- transparent
in the writing sense, hints at honesty as much as clarity; 'limpid' is purely about easy understanding
- opaque
hard to follow, deliberately or by accident
- convoluted
tangled with too many clauses or detours
- turgid
swollen with pompous vocabulary; the standard literary opposite of 'limpid prose'
文法句型
limpid + noun (prose, style, writing, explanation)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive in front of prose, style, writing, explanation, melody, or line. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense never describes a physical liquid — pair it with abstract products of human craft (writing, speech, music).