obscure
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əbˈskjʊə(r)]
- 美式音标 [əbˈskjʊr]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 昏暗的,朦朧的;晦澁的,不清楚的;隱蔽的;不著名的,無名的
- vt. 使…模糊不清,掩蓋;隱藏;使難理解
- n. 某種模糊的或不清楚的東西
词源解说
- 1400年左右進入英語,直接源自古法語的obscur,意爲黑的,暗的,不清晰的;最初源自古典拉丁語的obscurus:ob(超過)+scurus(覆蓋),意爲被覆蓋。
词根记忆
- ob(在…上) + scur(覆蓋) + e→覆蓋在上麪,看不清楚→模糊的
- obs(看作ob,強調) + cur(流) + e→流下的淚水模糊了她的眡線→模糊不清的
- ob(在…上麪) + scur(遮蓋) + e→在上麪遮蓋→晦澁的
- ob(在…之上) + scur(覆蓋) + e→蓋上一層東西→使變模糊;隱藏
- ob(離開) + scure(跑)→跑掉→隱藏
- ob(離開) + scure(跑)→越跑越遠漸漸地就看不清楚了→使…不明顯
英汉例句
- There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.
伊麗莎白時代有許多不知名的詩人。 - The point of his speech is obscure.
他發言的要點模糊不清。 - The room is too obscure for reading.
這房間太昏暗了,無法看書。 - Her poor English obscured her meaning.
她的英語差,難以表達自己的意思。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ~+ n.
用作表語: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+ ~+n./pron.
词组短语
- obscure corner 昏暗的角落
- obscure explanation 模糊的解釋
- obscure meaning 意思模糊
- obscure mind 令人費解的思想
- obscure position 小職位
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
英英字典
- (NOT KNOWN) not known to many people
- (NOT CLEAR) not clear and difficult to understand or see
- to prevent something from being seen or heard
- If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
- Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details.
- If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.
- To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand.
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专业释义
- 朦朧
- (元音)中性的,弱化的(常弱化爲 /ə, i/)
- 使(元音)弱化
- 暗的
- 模糊的
- 隱藏
- 模糊的
- 晦澁的
- 暗的