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　

GREIELTSTEM8

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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 费解；晦涩；难懂的事
  the quality of being difficult to understand; something that is difficult to understand
  1. 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。
  2. a speech full of obscurities
     一篇晦涩难懂的演说
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. '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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
  Synonym:obscurenessabstrusenessreconditeness
• the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
  Synonym:obscureness
• an obscure and unimportant standing
  1. 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。