1. blending into the background so people pass by without noticing — a small sign o
1.形容詞C1
釋義
不顯眼的
不容易被注意到、不引人注目的
blending into the background so people pass by without noticing — a small sign on a back wall, a grey jacket in a crowd, or a quiet guest at a noisy party.
例句
Christopher chose an inconspicuous corner table at the back of the cafe.
Christopher 在咖啡店後面選了一張不顯眼的角落桌位。
common adjective + noun: an inconspicuous [place]
The bookshop's entrance is inconspicuous, hidden between two larger shops on the main street.
那家書店的入口很不顯眼，藏在大街上兩家較大店面之間。
predicative use: be inconspicuous
Eleni wore plain clothes to stay inconspicuous in the crowded train station.
Eleni 穿著樸素的衣服，好在擁擠的火車站裡不引人注目。
collocation: stay/remain inconspicuous
A small, inconspicuous switch behind the desk controlled the entire lighting system.
桌子後方有一個不顯眼的小開關，控制著整個照明系統。
Lakshmi placed the security camera in an inconspicuous spot above the bookshelf.
easy to see or hear, without the strong attention-grabbing sense of conspicuous
用法筆記
Often modifies physical things or people that someone wants others to overlook — a location, an object, a person trying to avoid notice. Frequently paired with verbs like stay, remain, keep, look.
常見錯誤
The mountain was inconspicuous over the village.
The mountain towered over the village.
inconspicuous means hard to notice, the opposite of large or prominent.