obscurity

無名、不明瞭さ

ほとんど知られていないこと、または意味が分かりにくいこと。

やさしい英語で： The state of being little known or difficult to understand.

• The writer lived in obscurity.
• The obscurity of the instructions frustrated the students.
• Her first film rescued her from obscurity.

使い方： in obscurity (The painter worked in obscurity for many years.); obscurity of something (The obscurity of the wording caused confusion.)

類義語： unknownness

よく使う表現： relative obscurity, fade into obscurity, rise from obscurity

暗闇

物が見えにくくなるほど暗いこと。

やさしい英語で： Darkness that makes things difficult to see.

• The room lay in obscurity.
• A small lamp broke the obscurity of the cellar.
• Their faces disappeared into the obscurity beyond the firelight.

類義語： darkness, gloom

反対語： light

よく使う表現： deep obscurity, in obscurity