
英:/'ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ 美:/'ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/
比较级:more inconspicuous 最高级:most inconspicuous
TOEFL,GRE
adj. 不显眼的;不引人注意的;(花)不显著的
Demons are usually inconspicuous ordinary people.
恶魔通常只是毫不起眼的凡人。
Too many incredible stories have happened in this inconspicuous temple.
在这座毫不起眼的庙里发生了太多不可思议的故事。
He is so inconspicuous that some people in the company can't even name him.
他太不显眼了,公司里甚至有人还叫不出他的名来。
I'll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.
我会尽量不惹人注意的。
Some beginnings are inconspicuous; this one wasn't.
有些事情初期并不显眼;而这次却不是。
I have many suitors you the most inconspicuous one!
我曾经是你众多追求者中最不起眼的一个!
He put on a black coat so that he would be inconspicuous.
他穿了一件黑外套,为了让自己不显眼。
When you perform a service, make your effort inconspicuous.
当你在履行服务的时候,不要让你的努力引人注目。
adj.|invisible/unspectacular;不显眼的;不引人注意的;(花)不显著的
inconspicuous(形容词)指某事物或人因外观、行为或位置普通或低调而不易引起注意。该词源自拉丁语“in-”(否定)与“conspicuus”(可见的),字面含义为“不显眼的”。
在语义上,其核心含义可拆解为:
该词的反义词为“conspicuous”(显眼的),两者共同构成描述可见性程度的核心词对。在社交语境中,inconspicuous常隐含“避免被关注”的主动意图,如“为避免打扰会议,他悄悄从后门离开”(《柯林斯词典》。
inconspicuous 是一个形容词,表示“不显眼的”“不引人注目的”或“难以觉察的”。以下是详细解释:
描述人的行为:
The shy girl tried to make herself asinconspicuous as possible.(那个害羞的女孩尽量让自己不被人注意。)
He entered the roominconspicuously to avoid interrupting the meeting.(他悄悄进入房间,以免打断会议。)
形容物体特征:
The camera was hidden in aninconspicuous corner.(摄像头藏在一个不起眼的角落。)
The vase had a small,inconspicuous crack.(花瓶上有一道不显眼的裂缝。)
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