not able to be seen through; not transparent 不透明的;不透光的 the windows were opaque with ancient grime. 窗户因长久积灰而不透光。 ■(figurative)(especially of language) hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable (喻)(尤指语言)晦涩的;难理解的 technical jargon that was opaque to her. 她不理解的技术术语。
noun
an opaque thing or substance 不透明体 ■[mass noun](Photography)a substance for producing opaque areas on negatives (摄)(用于底片)不透明颜料
派生 opaquely adverb opaqueness noun 语源
late Middle English opake, from Latin opacus 'darkened'. The current spelling (rare before the 19th cent.) has been influenced by the French form