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ob·scure AHD[ŏb-sky‹rʹ, əb-] D.J.[ɒbˈskjʊə, əb-]K.K.[ɑbˈskjʊr, əb-]adj.(形容词)ob.scur.er, ob.scur.est 缩写 obs.- Deficient in light; dark.黑暗的,不明亮的:光线不足的;黑暗的
- So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.See Synonyms at dark 模糊的,不分明的:只能微弱地感觉到而缺乏分明的轮廓;不分明的 参见 dark
- Indistinctly heard; faint.微弱的:听着很模糊地;微弱的
- Linguistics Having the reduced, neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).【语言学】 含糊音的:由无重音的元音构成的或由无重音的作为其音值的
- Far from centers of human population:偏僻的:远离人们活动中心的:an obscure village.偏僻的村庄
- Out of sight; hidden:隐蔽的:视野之外的;隐蔽的:an obscure retreat.隐秘的撤退
- Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous:不引人注意的:不会马上被发现的或看见的;不引人注意的:an obscure flaw.不引人注意的瑕疵
- Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation:身份卑微的:不显赫的或卑微的地位或声望:an obscure poet; an obscure family.不出名的诗人;卑微的家庭
- Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague:模糊的,难解的:没有被清晰地理解或表达地;模糊的或含糊的:"an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"(Anatole Broyard)See Synonyms at ambiguous “一股冲动爆发出来,与他的灵魂正处于难解的交战状态中”(阿纳托尔·布鲁瓦亚尔) 参见 ambiguous
v.tr.(及物动词)ob.scured, ob.scur.ing, ob.scures - To make dim or indistinct:使变模糊:使变暗或不分明:Smog obscured our view.See Synonyms at block 烟雾模糊了我们的视野 参见 block
- To conceal in obscurity; hide:隐藏:隐藏在黑暗中;躲藏:"Unlike the origins of most nations, America's origins are not obscured in the mists of time"(National Review)“不象大多数国家的起源,美国的起源不会在时间的长河中被隐藏”(国内评论)
- Linguistics To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).【语言学】 使用无重音的
n.(名词)- Something obscure or unknown.某种模糊的或不清楚的东西
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French obscur 源自 古法语 obscur
- from Latin obscūrus * see (s)keu- 源自 拉丁语 obscūrus * 参见 (s)keu-
obscureʹly adv.(副词)obscureʹness n.(名词) |