obscure

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a. 模糊的, 昏暗的, 难解的, 晦涩的, 偏僻的, 微贱的, 无名的 vt. 使变暗, 隐藏, 使变模糊, 使难解

发音

/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/
/əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/
US /əbˈskjʊɹ/
US /əbˈskjɝ/

词形变化

obscured obscures 三单 obscures obscurest obscureth obscuring obscuring 现在分词 obscured 过去式 obscured 过去分词 obscurer 比较级 obscurer more obscure 比较级 obscurest 最高级 most obscure 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

使…模糊不清，掩盖；隐藏；使难理解

形容词

昏暗的，朦胧的；晦涩的，不清楚的；隐蔽的；不著名的，无名的

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    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.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To hide, put out of sight etc.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To conceal oneself; to hide.

    不及物 废旧
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Dark, faint or indistinct.

    不清楚

    阴暗

    模糊

    I found myself in an obscure wood.

  2. 2.

    Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.

    不显眼的

    不引人注意的

    不起眼的

  3. 3.

    Difficult to understand; abstruse.

    艰涩

    晦涩

    an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.

  4. 4.

    Not well-known.

    不为人知的

    默默无闻的

    名不见经传的

  5. 5.

    Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

    The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

hide cloud fog veil confuse mist blur obliterate blot out obnubilate

上位词 6

change hide reduce alter conceal modify

下位词 3

muddy mystify overshadow

近义相关 4

confuse confound obliterate efface
形容词

同义词 8

dark apart hidden unknown isolated vague unsung unnoticeable

近义相关 8

invisible concealed unclear incomprehensible inconspicuous unconnected inglorious uncomprehensible

相关短语

obscure honeyeater

词源

From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, indistinct”), from ob- + *scūrus, from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of oscuro.

来源：wiktionary