obscure
gb/əbskjˈʊɹ/ us/əbskjˈʊɹ/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 3900
homályos, nehezen érthető, nem világos, zavaros, elfed, elhomályosít, eltakar, kevésbé ismert, eldugott, ismeretlen
B2
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] is obscure
The instructions were obscure and difficult to follow.
Az utasítások homályosak és nehezen követhetők voltak.
He is an expert on an obscure 14th-century poet.
Ő egy kevésbé ismert 14. századi költő szakértője.
The true meaning of the symbol remains obscure.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The rules are obscure.
A szabályok homályosak.
That word has an obscure meaning.
Annak a szónak homályos a jelentése.
The answer is obscure.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'obscure' with 'abstract'; 'abstract' relates to ideas that are not physical, while 'obscure' refers to something unclear or little known.
ความหมาย
not clear or hard to understand
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
obscure meaning
|obscure reference
|obscure fact
|obscure origin
คำพ้องความหมาย
unclear (More common in everyday speech; lacks the slightly formal or academic tone of 'obscure'.)
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vague (Implies lack of detail or precision, not necessarily rarity.)
คำตรงข้าม
clear (Directly opposite in meaning; something easy to understand or see.)
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obvious (Implies immediately apparent or easily noticed.)
หัวข้อ
communication
|knowledge
|understanding
|education
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
Not clear or easy to understand; not well known.
Not clearly expressed, easily understood, or well known.
คำกริยา
B2
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
to obscure [something]
Clouds obscured the mountain peak.
A felhők eltakarták a hegycsúcsot.
The report was written in a way that obscured the facts.
Úgy fogalmazták meg a jelentést, hogy az elfedte a tényeket.
His long speech only served to obscure the main point.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The fog obscured the road.
A köd eltakarta az utat.
He obscured the truth.
Elfödte az igazságot.
The clouds obscure the sun.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse 'hide' instead of 'obscure'; 'hide' often implies intentional action, while 'obscure' can be unintentional.
ความหมาย
to make unclear or hide
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
obscure the truth
|obscure the view
|obscure details
คำพ้องความหมาย
conceal (Focuses more on hiding from view, not necessarily making confusing.)
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blur (Often used for vision; can also mean make unclear figuratively.)
คำตรงข้าม
reveal (Means to make something known or visible.)
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clarify (Means to make something easier to understand.)
หัวข้อ
communication
|vision
|information
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To hide something or make it hard to understand.
To make something less visible, less understandable, or less well known.
B1
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] is obscure
The film features an obscure actor from the 1980s.
A filmben egy kevésbé ismert, nyolcvanas évekbeli színész szerepel.
They visited an obscure village in the mountains.
Egy eldugott hegyi faluba látogattak el.
It’s an obscure tradition practiced only in this region.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
He is an obscure singer.
Ő egy kevésbé ismert énekes.
This is an obscure town.
Ez egy kevésbé ismert város.
That rule is obscure.
ความหมาย
not well known or famous
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
obscure artist
|obscure law
|obscure location
คำพ้องความหมาย
unknown (Plain and direct; lacks the formal tone of 'obscure'.)
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unfamiliar (Implies not recognized by someone personally, not necessarily rare generally.)
คำตรงข้าม
famous (Widely known and recognized by many people.)
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well-known (Commonly recognized or familiar to many people.)
หัวข้อ
fame
|knowledge
|core_vocabulary
|communication
คำจำกัดความ
Known by very few people.
Not known by many people; not famous or popular.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
obscure
IPA
GB/əbskjˈʊɹ/
US/əbskjˈʊɹ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ob - scure (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (scure)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: obscure
Verb
- Base: obscure
- 3rd Person Singular: obscures
- Present Participle: obscuring
- Past: obscured
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
in the obscurity of
1/ˈɪn ðə əbskjˈʊɹəti əv/
fixed phrase
literary
hidden or unknown in a place/situation
In a dark, hidden, or unknown place or situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- In the obscurity of the basement, we found old photographs.
- The animal lived in the obscurity of the dense jungle.
throw into obscurity
1/θɹˈoʊ ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
make less known/understood suddenly
To suddenly make something less known or less clear.
ตัวอย่าง
- The scandal threw the politician's achievements into obscurity.
- New research threw old theories into obscurity.
fade into obscurity
1/fˈeɪd ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
Gradually be forgotten by public
To slowly be forgotten by most people.
ตัวอย่าง
- After one hit song, the singer faded into obscurity.
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many old inventions have faded into obscurity.
- Many inventions fade into obscurity when better ones appear.
fade into obscurity
2/fˈeɪd ˈɪntu əbskjˈʊɹəti/
idiom
slowly become unknown again
To slowly stop being noticed or remembered, until almost nobody knows about you or it.
ตัวอย่าง
- After one hit song, the band faded into obscurity.
- Many internet celebrities quickly fade into obscurity.
- Without new ideas, the company may fade into obscurity.