資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; superl.
   {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) +
   a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr.
   sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.{Sky}.]
   1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
      imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

            His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
                                                  --Prov. xx.
                                                  20.

   2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
      the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
      observation; unnoticed.

            The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.
                                                  --Shak.

            The obscure corners of the earth.     --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.

   3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. ``O base and obscure
      vulgar.'' --Shak. ``An obscure person.'' --Atterbury.

   4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
      blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.

   5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
      obscure view of remote objects.

   {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
      visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
      of the visible portion.

   Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
        intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
        unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.