inconspicuous
英 [ɪnkən'spɪkjʊəs]
美 ['ɪnkən'spɪkjʊəs]
中文词源
inconspicuous 不起眼的in-,不,非,conspicuous,显眼的。
英文词源
- inconspicuous (adj.)
- 1620s, "invisible," from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + Latin conspicuus (see conspicuous). Weakened sense of "not readily seen or noticed" first recorded 1828. Related: Inconspicuously; inconspicuousness.
双语例句
- 1. He was sidling into the bar, obviously trying to be inconspicuous.
- 他悄悄地走进酒吧,显然不想引起注意。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.
- 我会尽量不惹人注意。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He had ridden out of Cambridge, inconspicuous among the hundreds of young cyclists.
- 他已骑车出了剑桥,淹没在几百名年轻的自行车手当中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They would have breakfast in some more inconspicuous place.
- 他们要去一个不大显眼的地方吃早点.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. Though wearied, she would be inconspicuous.
- 干活尽管累, 她可以避免自己的惹人注目.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹