obscure

dark, dim, black, gloomy, obscure, vague, grey

vague, dim, indefinite, obscure, ambiguous, faint

动词 obscure:

1. make less visible or unclear
   同义词：befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   同义词：confuse, blur, obnubilate
3. make obscure or unclear
   同义词：bedim, overcloud
4. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   同义词：blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
5. make difficult to perceive by sight
   同义词：benight, bedim

形容词 obscure:

1. not clearly understood or expressed- John Locke
   同义词：vague
2. marked by difficulty of style or expression
   同义词：dark
3. difficult to find
   同义词：hidden
4. not famous or acclaimed
   同义词：unknown, unsung
5. not drawing attention
   同义词：unnoticeable
6. remote and separate physically or socially
   同义词：apart, isolated

1. Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusions.
   他的诗里用了很多晦涩的文学典故。
2. The reasons why he did it are obscure.
   他做那事的理由还不清楚。
3. The poem is obscure to those unlearned in the classics.
   这首诗在不懂古典诗作的人看来是费解的。
4. The path grew more obscure in the fading light.
   小径在渐渐消失的光线下变得更暗了。

ob.scure

adj.（形容词）
ob.scur.er,ob.scur.est 缩写 obs.
Deficient in light; dark.
黑暗的，不明亮的：光线不足的；黑暗的

So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct.See Synonyms at dark
模糊的，不分明的：只能微弱地感觉到而缺乏分明的轮廓；不分明的参见 dark
Indistinctly heard; faint.
微弱的：听着很模糊地；微弱的
Linguistics Having the reduced, neutral sound represented by schwa (…).
【语言学】 含糊音的：由无重音的元音构成的或由无重音的作为其音值的

Far from centers of human population:
偏僻的：远离人们活动中心的：
例句：
an obscure village.
偏僻的村庄

Out of sight; hidden:
隐蔽的：视野之外的；隐蔽的：
例句：
an obscure retreat.
隐秘的撤退

Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous:
不引人注意的：不会马上被发现的或看见的；不引人注意的：
例句：
an obscure flaw.
不引人注意的瑕疵

Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation:
身份卑微的：不显赫的或卑微的地位或声望：
例句：
an obscure poet; an obscure family.
不出名的诗人；卑微的家庭

Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague:
模糊的，难解的：没有被清晰地理解或表达地；模糊的或含糊的：
例句：
.an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.(Anatole Broyard)See Synonyms at ambiguous
.一股冲动爆发出来，与他的灵魂正处于难解的交战状态中.(阿纳托尔·布鲁瓦亚尔)参见 ambiguous

v.tr.（及物动词）
ob.scured,ob.scur.ing,ob.scures
To make dim or indistinct:
使变模糊：使变暗或不分明：
例句：
Smog obscured our view.See Synonyms at block
烟雾模糊了我们的视野参见 block

To conceal in obscurity; hide:
隐藏：隐藏在黑暗中；躲藏：
例句：
.Unlike the origins of most nations, America`s origins are not obscured in the mists of time.(National Review)
.不象大多数国家的起源，美国的起源不会在时间的长河中被隐藏.(国内评论)

Linguistics To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (…).
【语言学】 使用无重音的
n.（名词）
Something obscure or unknown.
某种模糊的或不清楚的东西

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French obscur
源自 古法语 obscur
from Latin obscôrus * see (s)keu-
源自 拉丁语 obscôrus *参见 (s)keu-

【引伸】
obscure.ly
adv.（副词）
obscure.ness
n.（名词）