| 单词 | obfuscation |
| 释义 | obfuscation (once / 52068 pages) n The act of obscuring something to make it more difficult to understand is called obfuscation. Lawyers are sometimes accused of obfuscation, since legal contracts can be so difficult to understand. The word obfuscation is from the verb obfuscate, which itself comes from the Latin word obfuscare, meaning "to darken." The confusion that results when something is muddled or obfuscated is also called obfuscation. If you intentionally make something more complex or more difficult to see or understand, then you are guilty of obfuscation. WORD FAMILYobfuscation: obfuscations+/obfuscate: obfuscated, obfuscates, obfuscating, obfuscation USAGE EXAMPLESThird, we need to recognize that much of the function of everyday falsehoods is to cloak the importance of dangerous lies and obfuscations. Slate(Dec 13, 2016) More than any particular obfuscation or omission, the most misleading aspect of these books was the way they claimed that only their adversaries were “political”. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) But the Washington Post’s Hank Stuever bemoans “some plot holes and deliberate obfuscation that make ‘Stranger Things’ a clumsier ride than it needs to be.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) 1n darkening or obscuring the sight of something Hyper blackening, darkening changing to a darker color 2n the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered Syn|Hyper mystification activity any specific behavior 3n confusion resulting from failure to understand Syn|Hyper bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlement confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
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