[mass noun]the quality of being clear, in particular 清楚,尤指 ■the quality of coherence and intelligibility 明晰,明了,一目了然 for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately. 为清晰起见,每条策略分别处理。 ■the quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound 清晰;(图像、声音的)锐度,清晰度 the clarity of the picture. 图片的清晰度。 ■the quality of being certain or definite 确定;明确 it was clarity of purpose that he needed. 他需要的是目的明确。 ■the quality of transparency or purity 清澈;清澈度 the crystal clarity of water. 水一见到底的清澈。
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'glory, divine splendour'): from Latin claritas, from clarus 'clear'. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent