obscurely
obscurely — 副詞
1. while remaining unnoticed by the public, with hardly anyone aware of you or your
默默無聞地
不為大眾所知、沒有名氣地
while remaining unnoticed by the public, with hardly anyone aware of you or your work.
For decades the poet lived obscurely in a small fishing village in Portugal.
幾十年來，這位詩人默默無聞地住在葡萄牙一個小漁村裡。
describes living without public attention
Noor worked obscurely in a back-room lab until her cancer research won a major prize.
Noor 一直在後方的實驗室裡默默無聞地工作，直到她的癌症研究獲得大獎。
contrast: hidden work that later becomes famous
The painter died obscurely, and only years later did collectors discover her canvases.
這位畫家默默無聞地過世，多年後收藏家才發現她的畫作。
Christopher spent his early career obscurely, fixing radios in a quiet corner shop.
Christopher 早年默默無聞地在一家安靜的小店裡修理收音機。
- anonymously
stresses that nobody knows your name at all
- unnoticed
adverbial idea of escaping attention, though usually used as an adjective
- famously
in a way that is widely known and admired
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about fame and public attention, not about clarity. It almost always modifies verbs of living, working, or dying.
2. so that something is hard to make out, leaving its meaning or shape vague rather
含糊；隱晦
不清楚、難以看清或理解地
so that something is hard to make out, leaving its meaning or shape vague rather than sharp.
The old contract was worded so obscurely that even the lawyers argued over it.
那份舊合約寫得太含糊，連律師們都為它爭論不休。
obscurely + worded/written for unclear language
Through the fog, the lighthouse glowed obscurely above the rocks.
在霧中，那座燈塔在岩石上方隱約地發著光。
obscurely about something seen only faintly
Valentina answered the question so obscurely that nobody understood her real opinion.
Valentina 回答得十分隱晦，沒有人聽得出她真正的看法。
The instructions were written obscurely, and Darius gave up after the second step.
說明寫得太含糊，Darius 做到第二步就放棄了。
- vaguely
lacking precise detail; less formal than obscurely
- indistinctly
stresses physical blurring of sight or sound
- cryptically
deliberately puzzling, as if hiding a meaning on purpose
用法筆記
Often passive or with verbs of writing and speaking ('worded obscurely', 'written obscurely'). Distinguish from sense 1: here the problem is clarity, not lack of fame.