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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
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 00:39:06
词源分析:该词源自拉丁语“obscurus”,意思是“黑暗的或模糊的”。其中,“ob-”表示“在……之上”或“反向”,而“scurus”源于“scurare”,意为“遮蔽或掩盖”。
历史背景:该词最早出现在14世纪的英语中,常用来描述看不清楚的事物或难以理解的概念。
课本:在**教材中可能出现在初中或高中英语课本中,尤其是涉及文学或阅读理解部分。在牛津大学的教材和美国的高中教材中也有相应的例子,通常用于讨论文学作品或写作技巧。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
法律:在法律文件中,可能用来描述不清晰的条款。
示例:The terms of the contract were so obscure that they led to confusion among the parties involved.
科学:在科学讨论中,用于描述难以理解的现象或理论。
示例:The results of the experiment were obscure and required further analysis.
The details of the plan are still obscure to most of the team members.
(这个计划的细节对大多数团队成员仍然模糊不清。)
His motives for leaving the project remain obscure.
(他离开项目的动机仍然不明朗。)
The author uses obscure references that only a few readers can understand.
(作者使用了只有少数读者能理解的模糊引用。)
She spoke in an obscure way that made it hard for others to follow her argument.
(她的表达模糊,让其他人很难跟上她的论点。)
The origins of the ancient artifact are still obscure to archaeologists.
(古代文物的起源对考古学家仍然是模糊的。)
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这些关联词汇常常与“obscure”一起使用,帮助表达相似的概念。
[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。