[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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。
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。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]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。
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。
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ob·scur·ity/əbˈskjʊərəti; NAmEəbˈskjʊrəti/noun(pluralob·scur·ities)1[uncountable ]the state in which sb/sth is not well known or has been forgotten 默默无闻；无名◆The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star.这个演员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[uncountable , countable, usually plural ]the quality of being difficult to understand; something that is difficult to understand 费解；晦涩；难懂的事◆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[uncountable ]( literary) the state of being dark 昏暗；黑暗SYN
1[uncountable] the state of not being known or rememberedfade/slide/sink etc into obscurity The group produced two albums before disappearing into obscurity.live/work/remain etc in obscurity O'Brien died in obscurity.from obscurity to something She rose from obscurity to stardom.2[countable, uncountable] something that is difficult to understand, or the quality of being difficult to understand: obscurities in the textCOLLOCATIONSverbsfade into obscurity (=to gradually be forgotten after being well-known)· The band faded into obscurity as the 1980s progressed.slide/slip/sink into obscurity (=fade into obscurity)· Many scientific theories are never proved and slip into obscurity.work/labour/toil in obscurity (=work without being well-known)· After years of working in obscurity, his paintings are now hanging in museums.languish in obscurity (=to fail to become well-known or successful)· Until recently her talent has languished in obscurity.rise/emerge from obscurity (=to become well-known after not being known at all)· Harris received coaching and rose from obscurity to stardom.rescue somebody/something from obscurity (=to stop someone or something from being forgotten)· He was rescued from obscurity by Alder's brilliant biography in 1985.be plucked from obscurity (=to take someone or something that is not known about and make them well-known)· The actress has been plucked from obscurity to become the new Bond girl.be relegated/consigned to obscurity (=to be put in the position of being forgotten after being well-known)· Inevitably, many good players are relegated to obscurity.adjectivesrelative/comparative obscurity (=not known about compared to other things that are better known)· He brought the team from relative obscurity to fame.total obscurity· The competition has helped some aspiring writers to emerge from total obscurity.professional/political obscurity (=not known about in your profession or in politics)· After his defeat, he sank into political obscurity.
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