obscure是什么意思_obscure怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

not clearly understood or expressed;"an obscure turn of phrase"
"an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"
"their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"
"vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"

marked by difficulty of style or expression;"much that was dark is now quite clear to me"
"those who do not appreciate Kafka"s work say his style is obscure"

difficult to find;"hidden valleys"
"a hidden cave"
"an obscure retreat"

not famous or acclaimed;"an obscure family"
"unsung heroes of the war"

not drawing attention;"an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"
"an obscure flaw"

remote and separate physically or socially;"existed over the centuries as a world apart"
"preserved because they inhabited a place apart"
"tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"
"an obscure village"

Verb:

make less visible or unclear;"The stars are obscured by the clouds"
"the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;"Her remarks confused the debate"
"Their words obnubilate their intentions"

make obscure or unclear;"The distinction was obscured"

reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;"a hidden message"
"a veiled threat"

中英词源

obscure 使费解，模糊

来自拉丁语obscurus,黑暗的，遮盖的，来自ob-,在上，表强调，-scurus,遮盖的，来自PIE*skeu,遮盖，隐藏，词源同sky,house,hide.引申词义使费解，模糊。wwW.WeNtiYi.COm

obscure: obscure: see sky
obscure (adj.): c. 1400, "dark," figuratively "morally unenlightened; gloomy," from Old French obscur, oscur "dark, clouded, gloomy; dim, not clear" (12c.) and directly from Latin obscurus "dark, dusky, shady," figuratively "unknown; unintelligible; hard to discern; from insignificant ancestors," from ob "over" (see ob-) + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see sky). Related: Obscurely.
obscure (v.): early 15c., "to cover (something), cloud over," from obscure (adj.) or else from Middle French obscurer, from Latin obscurare "to make dark, darken, obscure," from obscurus. Related: Obscured; obscuring.

词态变化

第三人称单数 obscures;
过去式 obscured;
过去分词 obscured;
现在分词 obscuring;
比较级 obscurer;
最高级 obscurest;
副词 obscurely;

权威造句

1. Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.: 杀戮持续了数月后，真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。

2. These obscure groups were of little account in national politics.: 这些名不见经传的团体在国内政界无足轻重。

3. Richard"s statement was disgracefully obscure.: 理查德的声明隐晦费解，真是丢人。

4. an obscure German poet: 一个名不见经传的德国诗人

5. The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.: 玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性.

近反义词

faint 微弱的

unclear 不清楚的

shadowy 阴暗的

indistinct 不清楚的

incomprehensible 不能理解的

unknown 未知的

darken 变暗

confuse 使困惑

minor 轻微的

disguise 掩饰

conceal 隐藏

complicate 使复杂化

cloak 斗蓬

vague 不明确的

mask 伪装

shroud 寿衣

dim 暗淡的

dark 黑暗的

indefinite 模糊的

hazy 朦胧的

fuzzy 毛茸茸的

ambiguous 模棱两可的

equivocal 模棱两可的

veil 面纱

blurred 模糊的

cloud 云

black 黑的

tough 强硬的

inconspicuous 不显眼的

inexact 不精确的

twilight 黄昏

abstruse 深奥的

eclipse 日或月食

distant 疏远的

foggy 有雾的

blanket 毛毯

confused 困惑的

shade 阴影

opaque 不透明的

impenetrable 不能穿过的

muddy 泥泞的

enigmatic 谜的

cryptic 隐秘的

obnubilate 以云遮暗

isolated 孤立的

overcloud (使)变阴暗

fog 雾

bedim 使 ... 模糊

unnoticeable 不引人注意的(不显著的...

hide 藏

apart 相距

obliterate 涂去

becloud 使遮暗

befog 用雾笼罩

mist 雾

blur 弄脏

unsung 未被唱的

hidden 隐藏的

blot out 完全清除(思想、记忆等)...

gloomy 阴暗的

grey 灰色的

相似短语

an obscure retreat phr. 隐居处，香格里拉

obscure camera 暗箱

vision obscure 【医】阳性盲点(自觉盲点)

an obscure village 穷乡僻壤

vast and obscure 茫茫

obscure glass 防视玻璃，毛玻璃

of obscure origin 出身卑微

obscure ray 模糊射线

obscure rays 暗线，不可见光线

obscure wire glass 暗嵌丝网玻璃

单词分析

这些形容词都含有“完全地或不完全地缺少光亮”之意。
dark最普通用词，指缺乏自然光线或人工照明，使某物漆黑无光或光线十分微弱。
dim指光线不足或视力较差，不能清晰地看见物体。
black侧重颜色是黑色的，有时也指无光的黑暗。
gloomy指光线不足或部分光线受阻而出现的阴暗。
obscure指因光线不充足而使物体灰暗不清，失去光泽或若隐若现。作借喻时指因复杂、深奥或含糊而难于理解。
vague通常作借喻用，形容抽象事物。
grey与dark意思相近，但侧重阴暗单调的意味。这些形容词均含“不明确的，模糊的”之意。
vague多指因语言不确切，太笼统或因构思含糊、不完善而造成模糊难解。
dim侧重指或因光线暗淡，或因年代久远、身体欠佳等因素而产生视觉或察觉方面的困难。
indefinite指无明确定义或限定，重点或总体轮廓不明确。
obscure语气最强，指晦涩难懂。
ambiguous指文章或讲话中，意思可能有多种理解，令人捉摸不定。
faint指对某事物印象不深，或指声音微弱或希望的渺茫等。

记忆方法

1. ob- "over" + sc- "cover" (sky => sc-, sky的本义就是“cover”) + -ure.

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