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小词详解 | conspicuous
conspicuous 英 [kənˈspɪkjuəs] 美 [kənˈspɪkjuəs]
As the downtown streets emptied of workers, homelessness and public drug use became more conspicuous and intrusive.
随着市中心街道上的上班族越来越少,无家可归和公共场所吸毒越发惹眼和猖獗。
——《经济学人》He was shooting on 35 mm rather than in large formats; he disdained the tripod, abjured conspicuous lighting.
他用35毫米而非大画幅拍摄;他蔑视三脚架,摒弃显眼的灯光。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 清晰可见的
一个显而易见的优点
a conspicuous advantage坐在我改装过的碰碰车里,我感到十分惹人注目。
I felt very conspicuous in my modified bumper car.后来到做扫除时,本应在场的哈里却因为不在而引起了注意。
When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Harry was conspicuous by his absence.
非凡的勇敢
conspicuous bravery炫耀性消费/花费
conspicuous consumption/expenditure
She would not make herself conspicuous by waiting on the spot, and she started to get past the church into the lane.
她不愿等在屋子的前面,免得引起别人注意,所以就绕过教堂,向一条篱路里走去。
evident: clearly seen or understood; obvious overt: done or shown openly; plainly apparent flagrant: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive