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
- The song remained in obscurity for two years.
在此后的两年里,这首歌一直默默无闻。 - Gino clawed his way out of underworld obscurity to become a millionaire hotelier.
吉诺从底层社会的无名小卒一步步奋斗成为拥有百万家财的酒店大亨。 - Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought.
在思想的模糊性上像神谕一样。 - '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。 - 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。 - The obscurity of the passage makes several interpretations possible.
这段文字隐晦,因而有可能作出好几种解释。 - He was a famous, poets, but he died in obscurity.
他是位著名诗人,但却在默默无闻中死去。 - They had begun long before books were printed, but it was printing that released them from obscurity.
这些发展在书籍印成以前很久就已开始了,但把它们从朦胧状态中解放出来的却是印刷术。 - Third, remember that security through obscurity does not work.
第三,记住通过模糊的安全没有用。 - You find this sort of obscurity too often in modern philosophers.
在现代哲学中,你会发现这种晦涩朦胧太多了。