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obscurer, obscurest
not discovered or known about; uncertain未被发现的; 未被查实的; 无人知晓的; 不确定的：his origins and parentage are obscure.
他的出身和父母亲无人知晓。
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- not clearly expressed or easily understood表述不清的, 晦涩难懂的; 费解的：
obscure references to Proust.
对普鲁斯特的含糊提及。
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- not important or well known不重要的; 不出名的：
an obscure religious sect.
一个不重要的宗教派别。
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- hard to make out or define; vague难懂的, 难理解的, 难以说清楚的; 模糊的; 隐约的：
I feel an obscure resentment.
我心头有一种说不清道不明的怨恨。
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- (of a colour) not sharply defined; dim or dingy（色彩）朦胧的; 昏暗的。
with obj.
1- keep from being seen; conceal隐藏; 遮蔽：
grey clouds obscure the sun.
乌云蔽日。
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- make unclear and difficult to understand使含混; 使费解：
the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives.
辩论因互相冲突的思想观点而变得令人费解。
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- overshadow冲淡; 使相形见绌; 使失色：
none of this should obscure the skill, experience, and perseverance of CP workers.
所有这一切都不该使共产党工人的技能、经验和毅力黯然失色。
派生词
obscuration
nounobscurely
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus 'dark', from an Indo-European root meaning 'cover'.