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obscure a.难理解的；不清楚的；v.隐藏；使…模糊 obscure (adj.) c.1400, "dark," figuratively "morally unenlightened; gloomy," from Old French obscur, oscur "dark, clouded, gloomy; dim, not clear" (12c.) and directly from Latin obscurus "dark, dusky, shady," figuratively "unknown; unintelligible; hard to discern; from insignificant ancestors," from ob "over" (see ob-) + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see sky). Related: Obscurely.obscure (v.) early 15c., "to cover (something), cloud over," from obscure (adj.) or else from Middle French obscurer, from Latin obscurare "to make dark, darken, obscure," from obscurus. Related: Obscured; obscuring. 【记】ob 不 + secure 安全的，放心的，开车不安全主要是黑暗，或者(天气不好)看不清

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[əb'skjuə] 【英】 adj. 难解的(cryptic; ambiguous)；不清楚的(not clear or distinct);v. 隐藏(to conceal)；使…模糊(to make less conspicuous)【考】 反义词：explicit(清 楚的)【记】 ob(离开)+scure(跑) →跑掉→使…模糊;【同】 参考：scurry(急跑的 )【例】 My friend mumbled some obscure reason for being late. adj. 模糊的(只能微弱地感觉到而缺乏分明的轮廓); 身份卑微的不显赫的; v 使模糊【类】comprehend: obscure = ? 理解: 模糊 = ?【反】explicit(adj 外在清楚的); elucidate(v 阐明); legendary(adj 传说中的)

单词	obscure
音标	[əb'skjuə]
解释	a.难理解的；不清楚的；v.隐藏；使…模糊
红宝书	【英】 adj. 难解的(cryptic; ambiguous)；不清楚的(not clear or distinct);v. 隐藏(to conceal)；使…模糊(to make less conspicuous) 【考】反义词：explicit(清楚的) 【记】 ob(离开)+scure(跑) →跑掉→使…模糊; 【同】参考：scurry(急跑的 ) 【例】 My friend mumbled some obscure reason for being late.
字源	obscure (adj.) c.1400, "dark," figuratively "morally unenlightened; gloomy," from Old French obscur, oscur "dark, clouded, gloomy; dim, not clear" (12c.) and directly from Latin obscurus "dark, dusky, shady," figuratively "unknown; unintelligible; hard to discern; from insignificant ancestors," from ob "over" (see ob-) + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see sky). Related: Obscurely. obscure (v.) early 15c., "to cover (something), cloud over," from obscure (adj.) or else from Middle French obscurer, from Latin obscurare "to make dark, darken, obscure," from obscurus. Related: Obscured; obscuring.
不择手段背单词	adj. 模糊的(只能微弱地感觉到而缺乏分明的轮廓); 身份卑微的不显赫的; v 使模糊【类】comprehend: obscure = ? 理解: 模糊 = ? 【反】explicit(adj 外在清楚的); elucidate(v 阐明); legendary(adj 传说中的)
趣味全助记	【记】ob 不 + secure 安全的，放心的，开车不安全主要是黑暗，或者(天气不好)看不清

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