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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。
不显眼的；不引人注目的
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不显眼的；不引人注目的
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
The small sign was inconspicuous among the larger advertisements.
那个小招牌在大广告中很不显眼。
看不见的,无形的。
Invisible.
不显眼的,不易注意到的。
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
She wore an inconspicuous gray dress to the party, hoping not to attract attention.
她穿了一件不起眼的灰色连衣裙去参加派对，希望不引人注意。
The spy tried to remain inconspicuous by blending in with the crowd.
间谍试图混入人群，保持不引人注意。
The restaurant is in an inconspicuous location, so many people miss it.
这家餐厅位置不起眼，所以很多人会错过。
The small sign was inconspicuous among the larger advertisements.
那个小招牌在大广告中很不显眼。
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。
She made herself inconspicuous by sitting in the back corner.
她坐在后面的角落里使自己不引人注意。
Not this
She sat inconspicuous in the corner.
Use this
She sat inconspicuously in the corner.
形容词“inconspicuous”不能修饰动词“sat”，需用副词形式“inconspicuously”。
Not this
The logo was unconspicuous.
Use this
The logo was inconspicuous.
英语中表示“不显眼”的标准否定前缀是“in-”，而非“un-”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
不显眼的衣服；低调的着装
He wore inconspicuous clothing to avoid being recognized.
他穿着不显眼的衣服以避免被人认出。
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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。
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。
常作定语或表语，后接介词in表示在某方面不显眼
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