时间: 2025-04-23 22:14:37
美: [əb'skjʊr]
英: [əb'skjʊə]
adj. 昏暗的,朦胧的;晦涩的,不清楚的;隐蔽的;不著名的,无名的
vt. 使…模糊不清,掩盖;隐藏;使难理解
n. 某种模糊的或不清楚的东西
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词源分析:该词源自拉丁语“obscurus”,意为“黑暗的、模糊的”,由“ob-”(表示“在…之上”或“反对”)和“scurus”(与“遮蔽”相关)组成。
历史背景:该单词在英语中的首次使用可追溯到14世纪,通常用来形容未知或不明朗的事物。
课本:可能出现在*的初中和高中英语教材中。在牛津和美国的教材中,尤其是在文学和语言学课程中,适合中学及以上学段。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在文学分析或艺术评论中,该词常用来形容作品的隐晦或复杂性。例如:The poet's use of obscure references adds depth to the poem.(诗人对模糊参考的使用为诗歌增添了深度。)
The origins of the ancient artifact remain obscure.
古代文物的起源仍然模糊不清。
Many of his ideas were considered obscure at the time.
他许多想法在当时被认为是模糊的。
The obscure path led us to a hidden waterfall.
这条模糊的小路带我们来到了一处隐藏的瀑布。
She has an obscure background that few know about.
她有一个鲜为人知的背景,几乎没有人知道。
His writing style is often criticized for being overly obscure.
他的写作风格常常被批评为过于晦涩。
*. The meaning of the painting is quite obscure.
这幅画的含义相当模糊。
The author intentionally made the ending obscure to provoke thought.
作者故意让结局模糊,以激发思考。
She spoke in an obscure dialect that was difficult to understand.
她使用了一种模糊的方言,让人难以理解。
The obscure details of the event were lost over time.
**的模糊细节随着时间的推移而遗失。
The scientist's theory was initially met with obscure criticism.
该科学家的理论最初遭遇了模糊的批评。
同义词:
微小差异:虽然这三个词都涉及模糊性,但“ambiguous”更侧重于多义性,而“vague”则强调缺乏具体性。
反义词:
区别:反义词“clear”强调清晰易懂,而“famous”则强调知名度。
选择 词根记忆法:
通过这些关联词汇,学*者可以更好地理解“obscure”的意义及其在不同上下文中的用法。
[ADJ] If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. 鲜为人知的
例:The origin of the custom is obscure.该习俗的起源鲜为人知。
[ADJ] Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details. 复杂难懂的; 难处理的
例:The contracts are written in obscure language.那些合同是用复杂难懂的语言写的。
[V-T] If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. 遮掩
例:Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the square's southern half.树木遮住了他的视线,他不怎么看得见广场南半部。
[V-T] To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. 使…难懂
例:...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing.…常使教学行文变得复杂难懂的术语。