单词
obscurity
读音
əbˈskjʊrəti
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词根
这个单词来源于拉丁语的"obscurus",意为“黑暗的”,“朦胧的”,“模糊的”,"-ity" 是一个常见的后缀,表示状态或属性。 其他含有"obscur-"根的词有:obscure(朦胧的,不清楚的)。
释义
n. 朦胧;阴暗;晦涩;身份低微;不分明 [ 复数 obscurities ]
例句
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。
She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom.
她从默默无闻中得到提携,转瞬成为明星。
For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling.
极少数幸运者有机会从默默无闻中脱颖而出,跻身多彩的模特儿世界。
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。
She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom.
她从默默无闻中得到提携,转瞬成为明星。
For the lucky few, there's the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling.
极少数幸运者有机会从默默无闻中脱颖而出,跻身多彩的模特儿世界。
强化记忆
你可以通过联想这个单词的词根"obscur-"来记住它,它给人一种"暗,朦胧"的感觉,以此可以联想到这个单词的意思。"Obscurity"一词源于拉丁语"obscurus",一词在中世纪晚期进入英语,经历了演化和发展,在各种文献中具用于指不明、模糊的含义,也可用于形容人或事物的默默无闻或遗忘状态。
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"Inventum Novum," "New Invention,"which would have disappeared into obscurity,except for the fact that this physician, Corvisart,
for three hours in order to hit a target,pursuing a kind of excellence in obscurity.But I stayed because I realized I was witnessing
With the help of this, over time,avocados went from a relative obscurity in the USto one of the most consumed fruits.
centers around the potential of Pip,an orphan plucked from obscurity by an anonymous benefactorand propelled into high society.
Because I believe that the handin all its primitive, in all its physiological obscurity,has a source, though the source is unknown,
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