conspicuous
/kənˈspɪkjʊəs/adjective
1- standing out so as to be clearly visible显而易见的, 明显的; 显著的：
he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple.
他非常瘦, 有着明显的喉结。
1.1
- attracting notice or attention引人注目的; 值得注意的; 出众的：
he showed conspicuous bravery.
他显示出非凡的勇气。
短语
conspicuous by one's absence
- obviously not present in a place where one or it should be显然缺席; 因缺席而引人注目。
- [ORIGIN: from a speech made by Lord John Russell in an address to electors (1859): taken from Tacitus （Annals iii. 76）.]
派生词
conspicuity
nounconspicuously
adverbconspicuousness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin conspicuus （from conspicere 'look at attentively', from con- (expressing intensive force) + spicere 'look at'） + -OUS.