1590s, "bright, shining," from Latin lucidus "light, bright, clear," figuratively "perspicuous, lucid, clear," from lucere "to shine," from lux (genitive lucis) "light," from PIE root *leuk- "to shine, be bright" (see light (n.)). Sense of "easy to understand" first recorded 1786. Lucid interval "period of calm or temporary sanity" (1580s) is from Medieval Latin lucida intervalla (plural), which was common in medieval English legal documents (non est compos mentis, sed gaudet lucidis intervallis). Related: Lucidly; lucidness (1640s).
雙語例句
1. His prose is always lucid and compelling.
他的散文素來簡潔、有力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In a rare lucid moment, she looked at me and smiled.
在難得清醒的時刻，她看看我，對我笑笑。
來自《權威詞典》
3. His explanation was lucid and to the point.
他的解釋扼要易懂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Haig was immediately impressed by Charteris's expertise and by his lucid explanation of the work.
查特裏斯的專業知識和他對作品淺顯易懂的闡釋立即給黑格留下了深刻印象。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He gave a more lucid exposition of the party's strategy than Bush has managed in months of obfuscation.