obscurity
/əbˈskjʊərətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant无名, 默默无闻：
he is too good a player to slide into obscurity.
像他这样优秀的运动员是不会变得默默无闻的。
1.1
- the quality of being difficult to understand晦涩, 费解：
poems of impenetrable obscurity.
极其费解的诗。
1.2
- count noun a thing that is unclear or difficult to understand模糊的东西; 晦涩的词句：
the obscurities in his poems and plays.
他的诗和戏剧中晦涩的词句。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French obscurite, from Latin obscuritas, from obscurus 'dark'.