obscuredadj.

Brit.

/əbˈskjʊəd/,

/əbˈskjɔːd/, U.S.

/əbˈskjʊ(ə)rd/,

/ɑbˈskjʊ(ə)rd/

Forms: see obscure v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1500s–1600s obscurde.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscure v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < obscure v. + -ed suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the ‘poetic’ pronunciation (ǫ̆bskiū^ə·rėd) /əbˈskjʊərɪd/.

1. Made obscure; darkened, dimmed; hidden from the sight or perception. Also: fallen into obscurity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkened or obscured

cestreda1300

withschadowid1398

yshadewedc1400

obscuredc1485

obfuscatec1487

obscuratea1550

obnubilate1575

shadowed1600

overclouded1603

obfuscated1789

obnubilated1939

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective]

namelessc1330

ungloriousa1382

unfamousc1384

unglorifieda1395

unrenowned1525

gloryless1540

obscurec1540

incelebrateda1552

honourlessa1560

unnoted1566

eclipsed1587

irrenowned1590

inglorious1591

ungraced1595

unreputed1596

reputeless1598

unreckoned1599

undistinguished1600

unfamed1609

without name1611

unremarkable1628

uncried up1631

undignified1716

unapplauded1739

uncelebrated1740

renownless1821

bannerlessc1850

untrumpeted1859

anonymous1860

reportlessc1865

unillustrious1885

obscured1891

statusless1899

unarrived1902

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > unnoted or ordinary > fallen into

obscured1891

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 23 Yat the thrid part of the mone was obscurit and myrk.

1579 E. Hale Newes Powles Churchyarde ii. sig. Bvii To such as..turne darknesse into lyght, and lyght into obscured sence.

1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros iv. xxxiii. 99 The first, hath open'd learnings old conceald, And obscurde artes restored to the light.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. iii. 14 They are all couch'd in a pit hard by Hernes Oake, with obscur'd Lights.

1684 B. Keach Progress of Sin v. 108 The Quintescence of Beauty obscured, shadowed, eclipsed and utterly stained and darkned.

1764 G. Edwards in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 229 Reflections of obscured things in air, when reflected from the water.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. v. 69 Pages of works devoted to extinct, half-extinct, obscured, and ruined families.

1980 M. Frayn Make & Break ii, in Plays: One (1985) 354 (stage direct.) Garrard turns the element with the obscured glass in it, and reveals Olley.

1996 Times 9 Jan. 10/6 His hitherto obscured role in the French collaborationist government.

2. Phonetics. Of a vowel sound: having a neutral, centralized articulation; reduced. Cf. indeterminate adj. 2e.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > types of

openeOE

sharp?1533

simple1582

small1599

soft1625

obscurea1637

round1710

slender1755

close1760

wide1824

lowered1836

narrow1844

labialized1856

orinasal1856

central1857

reduced1861

free1864

high1867

low1867

mid1867

mixed1867

rounded1867

unrounded1871

raised1876

unreduced1894

obscured1897

spread1902

lax1909

slack1909

tense1909

centralized1926

flat1934

r-coloured1935

checked1943

1897 N.E.D. at For- pref.¹ The OE. form (like the other forms quoted) seems to represent (with obscured vowel due to absence of stress) the three OTeut. prefixes fer-, fra-, fur-.

1925 G. P. Krapp Eng. Lang. in Amer. II. 250 Difficulty was expressed in disposing of this unstressed and obscured vowel.

1934 M. K. Pope From Lat. to Mod. French v. 119 The obscured neutral vowel in use in Modern English is buccal and central, the one in Modern French is a slightly rounded front sound.

1962 A. C. Gimson Introd. Pronunc. Eng. vii. 120 As the great variety of spellings indicates, /ə/ may represent the reduced (obscured, ‘schwa’) form of any vowel or diphthong in an unaccented position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obscured
释义	obscuredadj. Brit. /əbˈskjʊəd/, /əbˈskjɔːd/, U.S. /əbˈskjʊ(ə)rd/, /ɑbˈskjʊ(ə)rd/ Forms: see obscure v. and -ed suffix¹; also 1500s–1600s obscurde. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscure v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < obscure v. + -ed suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the ‘poetic’ pronunciation (ǫ̆bskiū^ə·rėd) /əbˈskjʊərɪd/. 1. Made obscure; darkened, dimmed; hidden from the sight or perception. Also: fallen into obscurity. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkened or obscured cestreda1300 withschadowid1398 yshadewedc1400 obscuredc1485 obfuscatec1487 obscuratea1550 obnubilate1575 shadowed1600 overclouded1603 obfuscated1789 obnubilated1939 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective] namelessc1330 ungloriousa1382 unfamousc1384 unglorifieda1395 unrenowned1525 gloryless1540 obscurec1540 incelebrateda1552 honourlessa1560 unnoted1566 eclipsed1587 irrenowned1590 inglorious1591 ungraced1595 unreputed1596 reputeless1598 unreckoned1599 undistinguished1600 unfamed1609 without name1611 unremarkable1628 uncried up1631 undignified1716 unapplauded1739 uncelebrated1740 renownless1821 bannerlessc1850 untrumpeted1859 anonymous1860 reportlessc1865 unillustrious1885 obscured1891 statusless1899 unarrived1902 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > unnoted or ordinary > fallen into obscured1891 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 23 Yat the thrid part of the mone was obscurit and myrk. 1579 E. Hale Newes Powles Churchyarde ii. sig. Bvii To such as..turne darknesse into lyght, and lyght into obscured sence. 1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros iv. xxxiii. 99 The first, hath open'd learnings old conceald, And obscurde artes restored to the light. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. iii. 14 They are all couch'd in a pit hard by Hernes Oake, with obscur'd Lights. View more context for this quotation 1684 B. Keach Progress of Sin v. 108 The Quintescence of Beauty obscured, shadowed, eclipsed and utterly stained and darkned. 1764 G. Edwards in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 229 Reflections of obscured things in air, when reflected from the water. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. v. 69 Pages of works devoted to extinct, half-extinct, obscured, and ruined families. 1980 M. Frayn Make & Break ii, in Plays: One (1985) 354 (stage direct.) Garrard turns the element with the obscured glass in it, and reveals Olley. 1996 Times 9 Jan. 10/6 His hitherto obscured role in the French collaborationist government. 2. Phonetics. Of a vowel sound: having a neutral, centralized articulation; reduced. Cf. indeterminate adj. 2e. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > types of openeOE sharp?1533 simple1582 small1599 soft1625 obscurea1637 round1710 slender1755 close1760 wide1824 lowered1836 narrow1844 labialized1856 orinasal1856 central1857 reduced1861 free1864 high1867 low1867 mid1867 mixed1867 rounded1867 unrounded1871 raised1876 unreduced1894 obscured1897 spread1902 lax1909 slack1909 tense1909 centralized1926 flat1934 r-coloured1935 checked1943 1897 N.E.D. at For- pref.¹ The OE. form (like the other forms quoted) seems to represent (with obscured vowel due to absence of stress) the three OTeut. prefixes fer-, fra-, fur-. 1925 G. P. Krapp Eng. Lang. in Amer. II. 250 Difficulty was expressed in disposing of this unstressed and obscured vowel. 1934 M. K. Pope From Lat. to Mod. French v. 119 The obscured neutral vowel in use in Modern English is buccal and central, the one in Modern French is a slightly rounded front sound. 1962 A. C. Gimson Introd. Pronunc. Eng. vii. 120 As the great variety of spellings indicates, /ə/ may represent the reduced (obscured, ‘schwa’) form of any vowel or diphthong in an unaccented position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1485
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