单词 | conspicuous |
释义 | conspicuous —conspicuously, adv. —conspicuousness, conspicuity /kon'spi kyooh"i tee/, n. /keuhn spik"yooh euhs/, adj. 1. easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. 2. attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter. [1535-45; < L conspicuus visible, conspicuous, equiv. to conspic(ere) (see CONSPECTUS) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. CONTIGUOUS, CONTINUOUS, -OUS] Syn. 1. manifest, noticeable, clear, marked, salient. 2. prominent, striking, noteworthy. |
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