Obscure

[əb'skjʊə] or [əb'skjʊr]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) make obscure or unclear; 'The distinction was obscured'.

(verb.) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; 'a hidden message'; 'a veiled threat'.

(verb.) reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa.

(verb.) make less visible or unclear; 'The stars are obscured by the clouds'; 'the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley'.

(adj.) not clearly understood or expressed; 'an obscure turn of phrase'; 'an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit'-Anatole Broyard; 'their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear'- P.A.Sorokin; 'vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science'- John Locke .

(adj.) not drawing attention; 'an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet'; 'an obscure flaw' .

(adj.) not famous or acclaimed; 'an obscure family'; 'unsung heroes of the war' .

手打:柴门霍夫--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

(superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.

(superl.) Not noticeable; humble; mean.

(superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.

(superl.) Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.

(a.) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.

(v. i.) To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.

(n.) Obscurity.

錄入:勒达

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Dark, gloomy, rayless, darksome, unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, sombre, sombrous, lurid, shadowy, murky, dim.[2]. Unintelligible, incomprehensible, indistinct, indefinite, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental, high.[3]. Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious.

v. a. Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade.

整理:希欧多尔

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Conceal, darken

ANT:Reveal, make_known, discover

SYN:Dark, dim, lowering, indistinct, enigmatical, uncertain, doubtful,unascertained, humble, unintelligible, mean

ANT:Bright, luminous, distinct, lucid, plain, plain_spoken, intelligible,unambiguous, ascertained, eminent, prominent

埃德娜校對

解釋/意思:

adj. dark: not distinct: not easily understood: not clear legible or perspicuous: unknown: humble: unknown to fame: living in darkness.—v.t. to darken: to make less plain: to render doubtful.—ns. Obscū′rant one who labours to prevent enlightenment or reform; Obscū′rantism opposition to inquiry or reform; Obscū′rantist an obscurant.—adj. pertaining to obscurantism.—n. Obscūrā′tion the act of obscuring or state of being obscured.—adv. Obscūre′ly.—ns. Obscūre′ment; Obscūre′ness; Obscū′rer; Obscū′rity state or quality of being obscure: darkness: an obscure place or condition: unintelligibleness: humility.

伊莉斯校對