Word · Frequency #11476
obscurity
无名；默默无闻；未知事物
核心释义
The state of being unknown, or a person or thing that is not known.
- 1.
默默无闻；不为人知的事物。
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- 2.
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.
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
用法In use
After years of obscurity, the singer suddenly became famous.
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.
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.
用法提示：obscurity 为名词，在此表示‘被遗忘、无人知晓’的状态。
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。
from obscurity to {something}
from obscurity to ... 表示从无名到有名的变化，fame 是常见搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fade into obscurity
- 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。
- rise from obscurity
- 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。
- live in obscurity
- 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。
- be shrouded in obscurity
- 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。
- deliberate obscurity
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：obscurity 的词干 obscure 意为“模糊/遮蔽”，加上名词后缀 ity 表示状态；被遮蔽的状态就是“无名”或“难懂”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、literary criticism、biography obscurity 多用于正式书面语，比较常见于学术文章、文学评论或人物传记中，表示“默默无闻”或“晦涩、难懂”。在日常口语中，通常会用更简单的词，如 unknown 或 hard to understand。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
security、purity、maturity 都与 obscurity 押韵：都以 -urity 结尾，重音在该结尾前，尾音为 /ʊəriti/（美式常读 /ʊrəti/）。注意 maturity 中的 t 常读作 /tʃ/。另外，obscure 拼写相近，但读作 /əbˈskjʊr/，词尾与 obscurity 不同，不要混淆。
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