obscuration
noun[UorC]
formaluk/ˌɒb.skjʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.skjʊˈreɪ.ʃən/theactofpreventingsomething from beingseenorheard, or something thatpreventssomethingelsefrom beingseenorheard:
遮蔽;昏暗Obscuration can beobtainedby the use ofblackoutcurtains.使用遮光窗帘可以达到遮光效果。
Theyobservedthecoursesof thestars, andtheirobscurations.他们观察天体的运行轨迹和星蚀的情况。
theactof making somethingdifficulttodiscoverandunderstand, or something that makes somethingelsedifficulttodiscoverandunderstand:
晦涩,费解an obscuration of thetruth掩盖真相
The word “obscuration”occursfrequentlyinBuddhisttextstomeanwhateverdistorts,blocks, orbiasesourperception.“业障”这个词在佛教典籍中经常出现,意指任何扭曲、阻碍或让认知出现偏差的东西。
- Somesmokedetectorsoperateon theprincipleoflightobscuration.
- Theplanetis lessvividlybanded thanJupiter,possiblyduetogreaterobscuration byammoniaclouds.
- There must be nodeliberateobscuration ofinformation.
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- obscure
- secrete
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- stash
- tuck
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Digressing and being indirect or evasive