Describing something that lets light through but that you cannot see clearly through. It sits exactly between transparent (see straight through — a window) and opaque (no light at all — a wall). Frosted glass, jade, wax, thin porcelain, a paper lantern, a jellyfish, a fingernail held up to a lamp: all translucent. It is a normal adjective and goes both before the noun and after 'be': 'a translucent shade', 'the petals were almost translucent'.

Describing something用來形容某個東西 that lets light through but that you cannot see clearly through透光但看不清楚。It它 sits exactly between transparent (see straight through — a window)正好介於透明（可以直接看穿——像窗戶）and opaque (no light at all — a wall)和不透光（完全不透光——像牆壁）之間。Frosted glass毛玻璃、jade玉、wax蠟、thin porcelain薄瓷、a paper lantern紙燈籠、a jellyfish水母、a fingernail held up to a lamp對著燈的指甲: all translucent都是半透明的。It它 is a normal adjective是個普通的形容詞 and goes both before the noun and after 'be'可以放在名詞前面，也可以放在 be 後面：'a translucent shade'「一個半透明的燈罩」、'the petals were almost translucent'.「花瓣幾乎是半透明的」。

Beyond the plain physical use, writers use it about skin, and it is one of those descriptions that can go two ways. 'Translucent skin' can mean beautiful, fine, delicate — or it can quietly tell you the person is ill, tired or dying, so pale that the light seems to pass through them. The context decides, and it is worth noticing which the writer means.

Beyond the plain physical use除了單純物理上的用法，writers作家 use it about skin也會用它來形容皮膚，and it而這 is one of those descriptions that can go two ways是那種可以有兩種解讀的描述之一。'Translucent skin'「半透明的皮膚」 can mean beautiful, fine, delicate可以指美麗、細緻、精緻——or it或者 can quietly tell you the person is ill, tired or dying可能悄悄透露這個人生病、疲憊或快死了，so pale that the light seems to pass through them蒼白到光線似乎可以穿過他們。The context上下文 decides決定了是哪一種，and it而 is worth noticing which the writer means值得留意作者指的是哪一種。

A third, more stretched use exists in writing about ideas: a 'translucent' explanation or argument is one you can nearly, but not quite, see through — some meaning comes across but not all. That use is rare and slightly literary; the everyday word for a clear explanation is 'lucid' or just 'clear'.

A third, more stretched use第三種、更延伸的用法 exists in writing about ideas出現在討論想法的文章裡：a 'translucent' explanation or argument一個「半透明」的解釋或論點 is one you can nearly, but not quite, see through指的是你幾乎可以、但又不完全能看穿的東西——some meaning comes across but not all有些意思傳達到了，但不是全部。That use這種用法 is rare and slightly literary很少見而且有點文學性；the everyday word for a clear explanation日常用來形容清楚的解釋的字 is 'lucid' or just 'clear'.是 'lucid' 或直接說 'clear'。

The word is neutral in formality — you would not blink at it in a magazine — but it is not common in casual speech, where people say 'you can kind of see through it'.

The word這個字 is neutral in formality在正式程度上是中性的——you你 would not blink at it in a magazine在雜誌裡看到不會覺得奇怪——but it不過 is not common in casual speech在口語裡不常見，where people大家 say 'you can kind of see through it'.會說「有點看得穿」。