obscurity
英 [əbˈskjʊərəti]
美 [əbˈskjʊrəti]
n. 默默无闻; 无名; 费解; 晦涩; 难懂的事; 昏暗; 黑暗
复数:obscurities
BNC.11476 / COCA.12434
牛津词典
noun
- 默默无闻;无名
the state in which sb/sth is not well known or has been forgotten- The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star.
这个演员受到提携从无名少女一跃成为明星时年仅17岁。 - He spent most of his life working in obscurity.
他在默默无闻的工作中度过了大半生。
- The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star.
- 费解;晦涩;难懂的事
the quality of being difficult to understand; something that is difficult to understand- The course teaches students to avoid ambiguity and obscurity of expression.
这门课程教学生避免表达上的模棱两可、含混不清。 - a speech full of obscurities
一篇晦涩难懂的演说
- The course teaches students to avoid ambiguity and obscurity of expression.
- 昏暗;黑暗
the state of being dark; darkness
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 无名;默默无闻
Obscurityis the state of being known by only a few people.- For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling...
只有极少数幸运儿才有机会从籍籍无名中脱颖而出,进入光鲜亮丽的模特圈。 - The latter half of his life was spent in obscurity and loneliness.
他在默默无闻中孤独地度过了后半生。
- For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling...
- N-VAR 晦涩;费解;难懂的事
Obscurityis the quality of being difficult to understand. Anobscurityis something that is difficult to understand.- 'How can that be?' asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply...
“怎么会那样呢?”亨特问道,亨利含糊费解的回答让他恼火。 - Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on at least one count.
这首诗再怎么晦涩,至少有一点是清楚的。
- 'How can that be?' asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry's reply...
英英释义
noun
- the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
- an obscure and unimportant standing
- he worked in obscurity for many years
双语例句
- His contribution to pure land of Buddhism and his obscurity in ages formed a sharp contrast.
他对净土宗所做出的贡献与他后世的沉没形成了鲜明的对比。 - Since I am myself poor and obscure, I can offer you but a service of poverty and obscurity.
既然我自己贫穷,卑微,我就只能给你一个贫穷、卑微的工作。 - The separated terms are translated without context, and that fact can lead to obscurity or even misunderstanding.
因为翻译的词语没有上下文,所以可能比较模糊,甚至造成误解。 - Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity.
一些俚语也变成了标准用法,但另外一些俚语只经历了短暂的流行,而后就被弃之不用了。 - The song remained in obscurity for two years.
在此后的两年里,这首歌一直默默无闻。 - Another cause of obscurity is that the writer is not himself quite sure of his meaning.
晦涩的另一个原因是作者对要说的内容自己都不太清楚。 - Its obscurity, I discovered, can be ascribed to a rare case of pasty modesty.
这实在是太奇怪了,简直算得上极少数的“谦虚”的馅饼。 - Tumblr rose from obscurity in 2011 to a frequently used social media site in one year.
一年之内,Tumblr从2011年的默默无闻上升为一个经常使用的社会媒体网站。 - He worked in obscurity for many years.
他作了多年的小人物。 - However, in some contexts, a bit of obscurity can help.
但是,在某些场景中,隐匿一点儿会有帮助。