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.
雙語例句
1. He was sidling into the bar, obviously trying to be inconspicuous.
他悄悄地走進(jìn)酒吧,顯然不想引起注意。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I'll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.
我會盡量不惹人注意。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He had ridden out of Cambridge, inconspicuous among the hundreds of young cyclists.
他已騎車出了劍橋,淹沒在幾百名年輕的自行車手當(dāng)中。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They would have breakfast in some more inconspicuous place.