obtrusive

IPA/əbˈtruːsɪv/
KK[əbtrˈusɪv]IPA/əbˈtruːsɪv/

obtrusive — 形容詞

  • obtrusivepositive
  • more obtrusivecomparative
  • most obtrusivesuperlative

1. drawing attention in an unwelcome way — for example, a loud advertisement on a q

1.形容詞C1
釋義

礙眼的

存在感過強、引人反感的

drawing attention in an unwelcome way — for example, a loud advertisement on a quiet street, or a sales clerk who keeps asking questions while you browse.

例句

Hao replaced the obtrusive neon sign above the café with a small wooden plaque.

Hao 把咖啡店上方那塊礙眼的霓虹招牌換成了一塊小木牌。

attributive: obtrusive + noun (visual annoyance)

The waiter at Emre's restaurant was friendly without being obtrusive about refilling glasses.

Emre 餐廳的服務生很親切，幫客人加水時不會讓人覺得擾人。

predicative: be obtrusive about + gerund

常見搭配
  • obtrusive advertising
  • obtrusive logo
  • obtrusive lighting
  • obtrusive presence
  • too obtrusive
同義詞
  • intrusive

    near-synonym; 'intrusive' suggests crossing into someone's private space, while 'obtrusive' emphasises being visually or audibly hard to ignore.

  • conspicuous

    neutral or even positive — 'conspicuous' just means easy to see; 'obtrusive' adds the judgement that the attention is unwanted.

  • glaring

    stronger and more visual; 'glaring' suggests something bright or obviously wrong, while 'obtrusive' covers any unwelcome prominence.

反義詞
  • unobtrusive

    direct opposite — quiet, blending in, not drawing notice.

  • discreet

    carefully designed not to attract attention, often about behaviour or items chosen for that purpose.

用法筆記

Frequently attributive before a noun (an obtrusive logo, an obtrusive ringtone). When predicative, often paired with 'too' or a negative ('not too obtrusive'). Subject is usually an inanimate object, sound, or sign whose presence disturbs the surrounding scene.

常見錯誤

The host was very obtrusive at the dinner.
The host kept interrupting at the dinner, which felt obtrusive.
'obtrusive' rarely describes a whole person; it usually describes a behaviour, object, or sound that intrudes on a scene.

2. physically projecting outward from a surface so that the shape is hard to miss —

2.形容詞C2
釋義

凸出的

從表面明顯凸出外伸的

physically projecting outward from a surface so that the shape is hard to miss — for example, a bolt that pokes out from a wall panel, or a tree root rising above a footpath.

例句

Sirin tripped on an obtrusive tree root that had pushed up through the garden path.

Sirin 被花園步道上一條凸出的樹根絆倒了。

attributive: physical projection from a surface

Devika filed down the obtrusive screw heads before painting the bookshelf.

Devika 在油漆書櫃之前，先把那些突出的螺絲頭磨平。

attributive with 'screw heads / nails / bolts'

常見搭配
  • obtrusive root
  • obtrusive bolt
  • obtrusive pipe
  • obtrusive screw heads
同義詞
  • protruding

    neutral and most direct — 'protruding' just describes shape; 'obtrusive' (sense 2) adds a slightly negative judgement that the projection is unwanted.

  • jutting

    vivid physical description, often of rocks or beams; 'obtrusive' is more formal and more critical.

反義詞
  • flush

    level with the surrounding surface, no projection at all.

  • recessed

    set back into a surface — the opposite design choice from leaving something obtrusive.

用法筆記

Restricted to physical, three-dimensional projections — bolts, roots, pipes, hinges. Distinguish from sense 1 (which is about unwelcome attention in general): only use sense 2 when the cause of the prominence is literally that something sticks out from its surroundings.

常見錯誤

The bright color of his shirt was obtrusive on the trail.
The bright color of his shirt was conspicuous on the trail.
sense 2 needs a real physical projection; for colours or sounds use 'conspicuous' or sense 1's wider meaning.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • obtrusive advertising
  • obtrusive logo
  • obtrusive lighting
  • obtrusive presence
  • obtrusive signage

副詞搭配

  • too obtrusive
  • rather obtrusive
  • visually obtrusive

常用片語

  • without being obtrusive
  • not too obtrusive

介系詞搭配

  • obtrusive against [setting]
  • obtrusive in [setting]