单词 | unconspicuous |
释义 | unconspicuousadj. (un- prefix1 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > not noticeable or conspicuous imperceptible?a1475 inobservable1600 unremarkable1611 inevident1614 unobservable1615 subtle1654 invisible1665 unnoticeable1822 inconspicuous1828 unpronounced1852 unindictable1861 unconspicuous1874 unapparent1890 unseeming1923 1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 192 These properties are..recondite and unconspicuous. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. x. iv. 659 Latent and unconspicuous, the single force of pecuniary interest is capable of rising. 1861 J. S. Mill Utilitarianism ii. 22 A part however small and unconspicuous, in the endeavour. 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 216 Placing ventilators in some unconspicuous positions in the walls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1817 |
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