obscurity

美 [əbˈskjʊrəti]英 [əbˈskjʊərəti]
  • n.默默无闻;晦涩;无名;黑暗;费解;昏暗;难懂的事

复数: obscurities

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

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。

2

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

3

昏暗;黑暗
the state of being dark; darkness

obscurity

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 无名;默默无闻
    Obscurity is 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。

  • 2
    N-VAR 晦涩;费解;难懂的事
    Obscurity is the quality of being difficult to understand. An obscurity is 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。

noun

1
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
Synonym: obscureness abstruseness reconditeness
2
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
Synonym: obscureness
3
an obscure and unimportant standing;not well known
he worked in obscurity for many years

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  1. 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。

  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。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. 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。

  6. His prose is vigorous and dense , occasionally to the point of obscurity .

    他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂,有时几近晦涩。

  7. 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。

  8. ' 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。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. 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》)

  13. When Watts looked into the history of " the greatest painting of all time " , he discovered that , for most of its life , the " Mona Lisa " remained in relative obscurity .

    当瓦茨研究"有史以来最伟大的绘画"的历史时,他发现,《蒙娜丽莎》在其诞生后的大多数时间一直处于相对默默无闻的状态。

  14. Composition of Language of Obscurity in the Idea Level of Literary Image

    论文学形象表象模糊性的语言构成

  15. Third , remember that security through obscurity does not work .

    第三,记住通过模糊的安全没有用。

  16. His poetry career also began in poverty and obscurity .

    罗宾逊的诗歌事业开始的时候,他也过着清贫凄苦和默默无闻的生活。

  17. The song remained in obscurity for two years .

    在此后的两年里,这首歌一直默默无闻。

  18. The obscurity of the language means that few people are able to understand the new legislation .

    语言的晦涩使得很少有人能够懂得这项新法规。

  19. The Obscurity of the Property Right Discourages the Development of the Private Schools

    产权不清制约民办教育发展

  20. He worked in obscurity for many years .

    他作了多年的小人物。

  21. 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。

  22. Security through obscurity is no security at all .

    因此,隐藏式安全性(Securitythroughobscurity)实际上根本不安全。

  23. Security by obscurity is no security at all .

    通过隐藏(信息)并不能从根本上保证安全。

  24. Poetry of Obscurity : New Theory of Poetics on Individual Internality

    朦胧诗:个体内在性诗学新论

  25. The causes of earthquakes are still hidden in obscurity .

    地震的原因仍然隐蔽在蒙昧之中。

  26. Engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity .

    努力奋斗以战胜贫穷或低微的身份。

  27. The Obscurity and Reasons of ( style ) Bounds of Modern Prose

    现代散文文体边界的模糊及原因

  28. To get started , you had better down to earth , worked hard in obscurity .

    要入门,可要脚踏实地,默默无闻地辛苦耕耘。

  29. 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。

  30. The origin of this word is involved in obscurity .

    这个字的来源还不明白。