obscure(形容词/动词)
/əbˈskjʊr/(美式常见)
/əbˈskjʊə/(英式常见)
The meaning of this sentence is obscure.
这句话的意思很晦涩。
The mountain peak was partly obscured by thick clouds, and the map’s obscure symbols made the route even harder to follow.
山峰被浓云部分遮蔽,而地图上晦涩的符号让路线更难辨认。
来自拉丁语 obscurus,意为“黑暗的、模糊的、不清楚的”。词根含有“遮住/在阴影中”的意象,因此既能表示“难懂、不明朗”,也能表示“遮蔽、使看不清”。