Nothing in the way — like looking through clean glass. Whatever is on the other side arrives whole, without you having to work to make it out.

中間沒有東西擋著。像隔著一片乾淨的玻璃看出去,該看到的東西就完整地送到你眼前,你不必瞇眼、不必猜、不必回頭再看一次。clarity 說的一直是這種「暢通」的狀態——不管中間那片玻璃是文字、是腦袋,還是螢幕和喇叭。

From the word’s history

From Latin clārus "clear, bright," via Latin clāritās and Old French clarté into Middle English claritee. The root's original brightness — light coming through undimmed — is still the picture behind every modern use.

來自拉丁文 clārus「明亮、清澈」,經 clāritās、古法語 clarté 進入中古英語 claritee,等於 clear + -ity。字根本來講的是「光透得過來、不被遮住」的亮度,這個「光不受阻礙」的畫面一直留在現代所有用法底下:不論是文章、思緒還是影像,clarity 都是在說中間沒有雜質擋光。

Wiktionary entry for "clarity" (attested origin supplied in the payload: Middle English claritee < Old French clarté < Latin clāritās < clārus "clear").

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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

claritynoun/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/

  • 1

    The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

    • She dreamed with great clarity.
    • The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
  • 2

    The ability to be easily understood.

    • Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.
  • 3

    The ability to think clearly and rationally.

  • 4

    The ability to be easily heard.

    • The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。