Word · Frequency #20637
inconspicuous
/ˌinkənˈspikjuəs/
adjective
不显眼的；不引人注目的
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
- 1.
Invisible.
看不见的,无形的。
- 2.
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
不显眼的,不易注意到的。
看不见的；隐形的；看不见的,无形的。；不显眼的,不易注意到的。；不显眼的；不引人注意的
In use
She wore an inconspicuous gray dress to the party, hoping not to attract attention.
The spy tried to remain inconspicuous by blending in with the crowd.
The restaurant is in an inconspicuous location, so many people miss it.
be inconspicuous
The small sign was inconspicuous among the larger advertisements.
那个小招牌在大广告中很不显眼。
remain inconspicuous
He tried to remain inconspicuous in the crowded room.
他试图在拥挤的房间里保持不引人注意。
make oneself inconspicuous
Connections
Collocations
- inconspicuous place
- 不显眼的地方；不易被注意的地方
- He parked his car in an inconspicuous place near the entrance.他把车停在入口附近一个不显眼的地方。
- remain inconspicuous
- 保持低调；不引人注意
- She tried to remain inconspicuous during the meeting.开会时她尽量不引人注意。
- make oneself inconspicuous
- 使自己不显眼；低调行事
- The detective made himself inconspicuous in the crowd.那名侦探在人群中尽量不引起注意。
- inconspicuous appearance
- 不起眼的外表；朴素的外表
- Despite its inconspicuous appearance, the device is very powerful.尽管这台设备外表不起眼，它却非常强大。
- inconspicuous color
- 不显眼的颜色；深色（常用于隐蔽）
- Choose an inconspicuous color for your backpack when traveling.旅行时给你的背包选一个不显眼的颜色。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：in 表示“不”，conspicuous 是“显眼”→ 不显眼。想象间谍穿灰色衣服混在人群中，很难被注意到。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：一般描述、书面表达 inconspicuous 属于中性词，通常口语和书面语都可用，多用于描述某人或某物不显眼、不易被注意到；在需要显得稍正式时可优先选用。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语，后接介词in表示在某方面不显眼
Pronunciation & Spelling
conspicuous 与 inconspicuous 真正押韵：重音都在 /spɪk/，结尾同为 /spɪkjuəs/。innocuous、ambiguous、promiscuous 虽然也以 -uous 结尾，但重音位置或辅音不同，都不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.