obscurity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/|/əbˈskjɔːɹɪti/    美 /əbˈskjʊɹɪti/|/əbˈskjɝɪti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Darkness; the absence of light. countable,literary,uncountable
    — The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.
  2. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. countable,uncountable
    — The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments[…]; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
  3. The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand. countable,uncountable

词形变化

obscurities plural

词汇关系

反义词
fame clarity
衍生词
nonobscurity security through obscurity semiobscurity
相关词
obscure

词源

From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.
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