translucence
noun [ U ] uk/trænzˈluː.səns/ us/trænˈsluː.səns/
半透明
the quality of being translucent (= almost transparent, in an attractive way)
You need to cook the fish just enough for the flesh to lose its pearly translucence while still being moist. 你需要把鱼煮得恰到好处,使鱼肉失去珍珠般的半透明,同时仍然保持湿润。
Her skin had the papery-thin translucence of great age. 她的皮肤有着老龄带来的纸一样薄的半透明感。
See: translucent
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- It was made of old paper, thin to the point of translucence.
- The marble was coveted throughout the ancient world for its fine translucence.
- the translucence of onions cooked in chicken fat