“Obscured”是动词 obscure 的过去式/过去分词,常见意思是“遮住、使看不清;(比喻)使难以理解、掩盖”。
/əbˈskjʊrd/
The moon was obscured by clouds.
月亮被云遮住了。
His true intentions were obscured by vague promises and careful wording.
他真实的意图被含糊的承诺和谨慎的措辞掩盖了。
来自拉丁语 obscūrus,意为“黑暗的、不清楚的”,后来在英语中发展出“使变暗/遮蔽、使难懂”的动词用法;“obscured”则用于表示“已经被遮蔽/被掩盖”的状态。