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clearer 音標拼音: [kl'ɪrɚ] 更清晰 更清晰 Clear \ Clear\ ( kl[= e] r), a. [ Compar. { Clearer} (-[~ e] r); superl. { Clearest}.] [ OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr. L. clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. { Chanticleer}, { Clairvoyant}, { Claret}, { Clarify}.] 1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. [ 1913 Webster] The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. -- Denham. [ 1913 Webster] Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. -- Canticles vi. 10. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable. [ 1913 Webster] One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head. [ 1913 Webster] Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me clear, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. [ 1913 Webster] With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous. [ 1913 Webster] Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand. [ 1913 Webster] 7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber. [ 1913 Webster] 8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished. [ 1913 Webster] Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit. [ 1913 Webster] I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a- year. -- Swift . [ 1913 Webster] 10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt. [ 1913 Webster] My companion . . . left the way clear for him. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc. [ 1913 Webster] The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. -- Gay. [ 1913 Webster] { Clear breach}. See under { Breach}, n., 4. { Clear days} ( Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days. { Clear stuff}, boards, planks, etc., free from knots. Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See { Manifest}. [ 1913 Webster]
Clearer \ Clear" er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, clears. [ 1913 Webster] Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished. [ 1913 Webster]
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