obscurity

CET-6 FREQ #27689

n. 阴暗, 朦胧, 晦涩, 费解, 身份低微

发音

UK /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/
UK /əbˈskjɔːɹɪti/
US /əbˈskjʊɹɪti/
US /əbˈskjɝɪti/

词形变化

obscurities 复数 obscurities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Darkness; the absence of light.

    黑暗

    可数 文学 不可数
  2. 2.

    The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

obscureness abstruseness reconditeness

反义词 2

clarity prominence

上位词 3

standing incomprehensibility semidarkness

下位词 9

nowhere oblivion limbo anonymity humbleness lowliness namelessness obscureness unimportance

相关短语

security through obscurity security by obscurity

词源

From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.

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