in obscurity
in obscurity 作状语，表示“处于不为人知的状态”，obscurity 在此是不可数名词。
She wrote in obscurity for years before becoming famous.
她成名前默默无闻地写作了多年。
无名；默默无闻；未知事物
晦涩；费解；难懂的事物；默默无闻；不为人知的事物。；晦涩难懂；难以理解的事物。；阴暗；朦胧
The state of being unknown, or a person or thing that is not known.
默默无闻；不为人知的事物。
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
晦涩难懂；难以理解的事物。
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
After years of obscurity, the singer suddenly became famous.
经过多年的默默无闻，这位歌手突然成名了。
用法提示：obscurity 为名词，表示‘默默无闻’的状态。
The writer lived in obscurity for most of her life.
这位作家一生大部分时间都默默无闻。
用法提示：obscurity 为名词，指不为人知的状态。
The book was rescued from obscurity by a new translation.
这本书因新的译本而免于被遗忘。
用法提示：obscurity 为名词，在此表示‘被遗忘、无人知晓’的状态。
in obscurity 作状语，表示“处于不为人知的状态”，obscurity 在此是不可数名词。
She wrote in obscurity for years before becoming famous.
她成名前默默无闻地写作了多年。
from obscurity to ... 表示从无名到有名的变化，fame 是常见搭配。
The band went from obscurity to fame after their first album.
这支乐队在推出第一张专辑后从默默无闻变得声名鹊起。
此处 obscurity 指“晦涩、费解”，the obscurity of ... 用来点明难懂的对象。
The obscurity of the legal document confused everyone.
这份法律文件的晦涩难懂让所有人都感到困惑。
强调不具名，多指个人选择或不让人知道姓名；与 obscurity 相比，更侧重“名字不为人知”而非“默默无闻”的程度。
强调被彻底遗忘（往往曾被人知晓），语气比 obscurity 更强，多带负面意味。注意并非所有“默默无闻”都用 oblivion。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lived in obscure for many years.
正确表达He lived in obscurity for many years.
介词 in 后需要名词作宾语，obscure 是形容词，不能作介词宾语；表达“默默无闻的状态”应使用名词 obscurity。
grammar · medium
易错句子The singer spent years at obscurity before becoming famous.
正确表达The singer spent years in obscurity before becoming famous.
表示“处于不为人知的状态”时，固定搭配是 in obscurity，介词 in 表示“在……状态中”，不能用 at。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the scandal, the politician returned to an obscurity.
正确表达After the scandal, the politician returned to obscurity.
obscurity 表示“默默无闻的状态”时是不可数名词，前面不加不定冠词 an；若要指具体难懂或未知的事物才可用 a/obscurities。
obscurity 指不为公众所知的状态，可能是客观上的默默无闻；anonymity 强调不透露或隐藏姓名，常是主动选择或保护身份。
obscurity 指难以理解、晦涩，通常因内容深奥或表述不明；ambiguity 指同一表达可以有多种解释，重点在含义不确定。
obscurity 表示晦涩难懂，原因常是内容深奥或表达隐晦；vagueness 表示意思不清楚、不明确，往往因为缺少细节或定义模糊。
逐渐被人遗忘；渐渐淡出公众视野
Many once-famous bands fade into obscurity.
许多曾经著名的乐队逐渐被人遗忘。
从默默无闻中崛起；一举成名
He rose from obscurity to become a famous actor.
他从默默无闻一跃成为著名演员。
默默无闻地生活；隐居
The inventor lived in obscurity despite his groundbreaking work.
这位发明家虽然做出了开创性的工作，却默默无闻地生活。
笼罩在迷雾中；不为人知
The origins of the custom are shrouded in obscurity.
这一习俗的起源笼罩在迷雾之中，不为人知。
故意晦涩难懂
Her poetry is known for its deliberate obscurity.
她的诗以故意晦涩难懂著称。
ob- (toward, over) + scur (cover) + -ity (noun suffix); related: obscure, obscurely
指完全被忘记的状态，与obscurity的“不为人知”含义相关。
指与外界隔绝，从而使人变得不为人知，与obscurity相关联。
指难以理解的人或事物，呼应obscurity的“难以理解”含义。
指复杂精细的程度，复杂导致难以理解，与obscurity相关。
比喻含义为晦涩难懂，与obscurity的“难以理解”意义相联。
逐渐被遗忘；淡出公众视野
After his final album flopped, the singer faded into obscurity.
在他的最后一张专辑失败后，这位歌手逐渐被人遗忘。
从默默无闻中崛起；一举成名
The novelist rose from obscurity to win the Nobel Prize.
这位小说家从默默无闻中崛起，赢得了诺贝尔奖。
逐渐被人遗忘；陷入默默无闻
Many talented artists sink into obscurity after their early success.
许多有才华的艺术家在早期成功后逐渐被人遗忘。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.