obscurity

US [əbˈskjʊrəti]
UK [əbˈskjʊərəti]
  • n.默默无闻；晦涩；黑暗；无名
  • Web含糊；朦胧；阴暗
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obscurity
n.
1.
[u]
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.
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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.
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昏暗；黑暗the state of being dark

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AllAll,默默无闻默默无闻,晦涩晦涩,黑暗黑暗,无名无名,含糊含糊,朦胧朦胧,阴暗阴暗
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1.
The other is, when the matter of the point controverted is great, but it is driven to an overgreat subtility and obscurity.
还有一种就是所争之点是很重要的，然而争论到了后来趋于过于微秒或幽晦。
hái yǒu yī zhǒng jiù shì suǒ zhēng zhī diǎn shì hěn zhòng yào de , rán ér zhēng lùn dào le hòu lái qū yú guò yú wēi miǎo huò yōu huì 。
2.
Fruit is a noble cause, the cause of flower is sweet, but still let me in the obscurity of the shadow of the dedication to do it cause leaf.
果实的事业是尊贵的，花的事业是甜美的，但还是让我在默默献身的阴影里做叶的事业吧
guǒ shí de shì yè shì zūn guì de , huā de shì yè shì tián měi de , dàn hái shì ràng wǒ zài mò mò xiàn shēn de yīn yǐng lǐ zuò yè de shì yè ba
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3.
He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city.
他不知道那个梦已经丢在他背后了，丢在这个城市那边那一片无垠的混沌之中不知什么地方了。
tā bù zhī dào nà ge mèng yǐ jīng diū zài tā bèi hòu le , diū zài zhè ge chéng shì nà biān nà yī piàn wú yín de hùn dùn zhī zhōng bù zhī shén me dì fang le 。
4.
abstract: Traditional Chinese Medicine, known as an ancient medical science is marked by its obscurity and difficulty in terms of theory.
中医是一门古老的医学科学，其理论深奥晦涩，不易把握；
zhōng yī shì yī mén gǔ lǎo de yī xué kē xué , qí lǐ lùn shēn ào huì sè , bú yì bǎ wò ;
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5.
The obscurity was more dense there than elsewhere. It was a pit of mire in a cavern of night.
黑暗在这儿比任何地方都深厚，这是夜之洞穴中的一个泥坑。
hēi àn zài zhè er bǐ rèn hé dì fang dōu shēn hòu , zhè shì yè zhī dòng xué zhōng de yī gè ní kēng 。
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6.
For decades they met once or twice a year, in relative obscurity, to talk over technical issues, exchange gossip and renew old friendships.
几十年来，他们每年聚会一到两次，不怎么高调，谈谈技术问题，交换一下八卦，增进一下友谊。
jǐ shí nián lái , tā men měi nián jù huì yī dào liǎng cì , bù zěn me gāo diào , tán tán jì shù wèn tí , jiāo huàn yí xià bā guà , zēng jìn yí xià yǒu yì 。
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7.
However, he was thought to be dead, and this still further increased the obscurity which had gathered about him.
可是大家都认为他死了，因此更不容易看破他的秘密。
kě shì dà jiā dōu rèn wéi tā sǐ le , yīn cǐ gèng bù róng yì kàn pò tā de mì mì 。
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8.
The logs of the hut and ark had a sort of a purple hue, blended with the growing obscurity.
平底船和水寨抹上了一层紫层，与渐浓的暮色浑成一体。
píng dǐ chuán hé shuǐ zhài mǒ shàng le yī céng zǐ céng , yǔ jiàn nóng de mù sè hún chéng yì tǐ 。
9.
When the moon roof, and I do not know where's the blue smoke enveloped over. A moment later, the earth also being immersed in obscurity.
月亮当顶了，不知哪来的青烟笼罩过来。不一会儿，大地又沉浸在朦胧之中。
yuè liàng dāng dǐng le , bù zhī nǎ lái de qīng yān lǒng zhào guò lái 。 bù yī huì er , dà dì yòu chén jìn zài méng lóng zhī zhōng 。
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10.
You know not how lonely I am, and how frightened, to be alone behind my black veil. Do not leave me in this miserable obscurity forever.
啊，我一个人在黑纱后是多么孤独，多么害怕！不要让我永远留在这悲惨的黑暗中呢！
a , wǒ yī gè rén zài hēi shā hòu shì duō me gū dú , duō me hài pà ! bú yào ràng wǒ yǒng yuǎn liú zài zhè bēi cǎn de hēi àn zhōng ne !
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