Conspicuous
[kən'spɪkjʊəs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) obvious to the eye or mind; 'a tower conspicuous at a great distance'; 'wore conspicuous neckties'; 'made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening' .
校對:莫利--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
(a.) Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.
編輯:弗吉尼亚
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Visible, discernible, perceptible, apparent, conspicuous, clear, in plain sight.[2]. Eminent, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, remarkable, noted, celebrated, marked, famed, famous, illustrious.
伊米莉亚整理
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Visible, easily_seen, prominent, distinguished, manifest, eminent, famous,noted, salient, observable, noticeable, magnified
ANT:Invisible, Inconspicuous, in, observable, noticeable, microscopic
科迪莉亚整理
解釋/意思:
adj. clearly seen: visible to eye or mind: prominent.—ns. Conspicū′ity Conspic′uousness.—adv. Conspic′uously.
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例句/造句/用法:
- In the transportation building of the World’s Fair at Chicago in 1893 one of the most conspicuous objects of attention was the model of the great Bethlehem Iron Co. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- A characteristic trend of the present age is toward increased speed in everything, and the most conspicuous example of accelerated speed in late years is the bicycle. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The most conspicuous element in this is the wide-spread acceptance of the X-ray as a necessary tool of the medical profession. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Conspicuous among the early planing machine patents in the United States was that granted to William Woodworth, December 27, 1828. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Through his extraordinary energy and enterprise the business made enormous strides, and Mr. Rathenau has become one of the most conspicuous industrial figures in his native country. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- I never came in contact with him in the war of the Rebellion, nor did he render any very conspicuous service in his high rank. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I chose it as a conspicuous part of the house. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Show that badge conspicuous, or I'll report you! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- When he heard the good news he promoted all the officers of any considerable rank for their conspicuous gallantry. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The wounded, sardonic young man moved away, ignoring his bleeding hand in the most conspicuous fashion. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- But the factory system gathered up all this infantile toil and made it systematic, conspicuous, and scandalous. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is most conspicuous when the illuminated part of the disc is at its smallest, as soon after new moon. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- So full is the daily life of these things, and so much of a necessity have they all become, that their commonplace character dismisses them from conspicuous notice. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The officers were conspicuous through the wondrous magnificence of their resplendent trappings. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- For quick action, nicely adjusted machinery, and showy finish the steam fire engine is a familiar and conspicuous application of steam power. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- There are other particulars of this system, wherein we may remark its dependence on the fancy, in a very conspicuous manner. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- She takes up such odd people--she seems to like to make herself conspicuous. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Less conspicuous but still eminently useful were his discoveries and labours in other directions, in the expansion of gases, evaporation, steam, etc. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The most conspicuous example of this identity of interest is given in New York itself. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- But there are conspicuous dangers attendant upon the transition from indirect to formal education. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- It's a pity Lily makes herself so conspicuous. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Why shouldn't she be conspicuous if she chooses? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- As they approached it, a figure, conspicuous on a dark background of evergreens, was seated on a bench, sketching the old tree. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He was a man of very conspicuous personal appearance. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- In Germany it centred upon the crown; its noisiest, most conspicuous advocate was the heir-apparent. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- One conspicuous phase of these German troubles was the Anabaptist outbreak. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- In order to prove this, we must have recourse to two principles, which are very conspicuous in human nature. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- The beginnings of such things are never conspicuous. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Her extraordinary fixity, her conspicuous loneliness, her heedlessness of night, betokened among other things an utter absence of fear. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
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