- [uncountable]
the state in which somebody/something is not well known or has been forgotten 默默无闻；无名 The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star. 这个演员受到提携从无名少女一跃成为明星时年仅 17 岁。 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。
Extra ExamplesHe is now living in virtual obscurity. 事实上，如今他只是默默无闻地活着。 He spent his early life in relative obscurity. 他早年没什么名气。 O'Neil rose from obscurity to become an international sensation. 奥尼尔从一个无名小卒一跃成为国际焦点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- near
- …
- fade into
- sink into
- slip into
- …
- in obscurity
- go from obscurity to celebrity, notoriety, fame, etc.
- [uncountable, countable, usually plural]
the fact of being difficult to understand; something that is difficult to understand 费解；晦涩；难懂的事 The course teaches students to avoid ambiguity and obscurity of expression. 这门课程教学生避免表达上的模棱两可、含混不清。 poems of impenetrable obscurity 晦涩难懂的诗 a speech full of obscurities 一篇晦涩难懂的演说
- [uncountable] (literary)
the state of being dark 昏暗；黑暗
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French obscurite, from Latin obscuritas, from obscurus ‘dark’.