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).
双语例句
1. His prose is always lucid and compelling.
他的散文素来简洁、有力。
来自柯林斯例句
2. In a rare lucid moment, she looked at me and smiled.
在难得清醒的时刻，她看看我，对我笑笑。
来自《权威词典》
3. His explanation was lucid and to the point.
他的解释扼要易懂.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Haig was immediately impressed by Charteris's expertise and by his lucid explanation of the work.
查特里斯的专业知识和他对作品浅显易懂的阐释立即给黑格留下了深刻印象。
来自柯林斯例句
5. He gave a more lucid exposition of the party's strategy than Bush has managed in months of obfuscation.
