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

• 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。
• 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。
• He worked in obscurity for many years.
  他作了多年的小人物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Third, remember that security through obscurity does not work.
  第三，记住通过模糊的安全没有用。
• He whom riches and honours cannot corrupt nor poverty and obscurity divert, whom neither threats nor violence itself can bend& he it is that I call a great man.
  富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈，此之谓大丈夫。（《孟子》）
• The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models.
  这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
• 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。
• 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。