non-obviousadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒnˈɒbvɪəs/, U.S.

/nɑnˈɑbviəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, obvious adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + obvious adj.

Not obvious; not immediately apparent or such as would ordinarily be expected; (spec. in patent law) not disqualified by obviousness from being patentable (cf. obvious adj. 1d). Occasionally as n.: that which is not obvious.

ΚΠ

1888 J. A. Goodwin Pilgrim Republic p. x His necessity of contraction..may at times oblige the..student to ‘read between the lines’ for delicate distinctions and non-obvious points.

1898 Amer. Math. Monthly 5 294 (G) has the three non-obvious roots.

1938 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 3 453 Firfey calls it a ‘positivistic society’, characterized by reliance on obvious truths and rejection of the non-obvious.

1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth iv. 54 It is part of the invention ‘man’..that..he is meant to discover..the many nonobvious resources around him.

1992 Economist 22 Aug. 15/2 Hard as they may try, patent offices cannot be certain of what is truly new and ‘non-obvious’—particularly in fast-moving fields like electronics and biotechnology.

1994 M. Williamson Illuminata (new ed.) i. iii. 62 God, like every brilliant force, appreciates irony and the dance of the nonobvious.

2000 New Yorker 31 Jan. 61/1 The non-obvious constituency for compassionate conservatism is evangelicals, with whom the imagery of love and redemption and higher purpose resonates.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-obvious
释义	non-obviousadj.n. Brit. /nɒnˈɒbvɪəs/, U.S. /nɑnˈɑbviəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, obvious adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + obvious adj. Not obvious; not immediately apparent or such as would ordinarily be expected; (spec. in patent law) not disqualified by obviousness from being patentable (cf. obvious adj. 1d). Occasionally as n.: that which is not obvious. ΚΠ 1888 J. A. Goodwin Pilgrim Republic p. x His necessity of contraction..may at times oblige the..student to ‘read between the lines’ for delicate distinctions and non-obvious points. 1898 Amer. Math. Monthly 5 294 (G) has the three non-obvious roots. 1938 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 3 453 Firfey calls it a ‘positivistic society’, characterized by reliance on obvious truths and rejection of the non-obvious. 1969 R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth iv. 54 It is part of the invention ‘man’..that..he is meant to discover..the many nonobvious resources around him. 1992 Economist 22 Aug. 15/2 Hard as they may try, patent offices cannot be certain of what is truly new and ‘non-obvious’—particularly in fast-moving fields like electronics and biotechnology. 1994 M. Williamson Illuminata (new ed.) i. iii. 62 God, like every brilliant force, appreciates irony and the dance of the nonobvious. 2000 New Yorker 31 Jan. 61/1 The non-obvious constituency for compassionate conservatism is evangelicals, with whom the imagery of love and redemption and higher purpose resonates. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1888
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