conspicuous

英語

詞源

源自拉丁語 conspicuus (「可見的，引人注目的」)，源自cōnspicere (「注意到」)，源自con- (「與，和」) + specere (「看」)。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

• （美國）音頻：

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形容詞

conspicuous (比較級 more conspicuous，最高級 most conspicuous)

1. 明顯的，顯眼的

   He was conspicuous by his absence.

   他明顯沒有來。

   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, 章號 7, 出自 Well Tackled!‎^[1]:

     “No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”

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   • 1964 April, 「Letters: Rethinking emergency procedures」, 出自 Modern Railways，第 274 頁:

     [...] 1. Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.

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2. (因不好，難看而) 顯眼的，扎眼的，突出的

   He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.

   他額頭上有個明顯的包。

   • 1969, Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet, Penguin Books Ltd, page 6:

     For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous.

近義詞

• (明顯)： observable、perceivable，亦參見Thesaurus:perceptible
• (扎眼)： flashy、prominent

反義詞

• (全部義項)： inconspicuous

相關詞彙

• conspicuity
• conspicuousness

延伸閱讀

• w:en:Conspicuous consumption
• w:en:Conspicuous leisure
• 「conspicuous」，Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary，Springfield, Mass.：G. & C. Merriam，1913年，OCLC 800618302
• 「conspicuous」，The Century Dictionary […]，New York, N.Y.：The Century Co.，1911，OCLC 867766587
• OneLook 在線詞典 上有關 conspicuous 的釋義