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Obscure 考法 Dim 1】Adj.含义模糊的 Understood Expressed Intentionally Veiled

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【考法 1】adj.含义模糊的: not clearly understood or expressed; having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
【例】a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references in her tales of wizards and warlocks 一个喜欢在巫师故事中添加很多含义模糊的引用的魔幻小说作家
【近】ambiguous, arcane, enigmatic, equivocal, fuliginous, inscrutable, opaque
【反】explicit, manifest, clear, certain, accessible, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal
明晰的,没有歧义的
【考法 2】adj.平凡的,不知名的: not prominent or famous
【例】an obscure poet 无名的诗人
【近】n.oteless, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unrecognized, unsung
【反】legendary, celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known 有名的
【派】obscurity无名之辈
【反】celebrity 名人
【考法 3】v.使模糊: to make dark, dim, or indistinct
【例】when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular 如果在 晴朗的天气,从天文台看出去的城市全景非常赞
【近】blear, blur, darken, dim, overshadow, shroud
【反】elucidate, brighten, illuminate, light up, lighten 阐明

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