unobtrusiveadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəbˈtruːsɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənəbˈtrusɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obtrusive adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obtrusive adj.

Not obtrusive; inconspicuous; discreet.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unobtrusive

unobtrusive1743

inobtrusive1796

unintruding1796

discreet1878

low-profile1988

1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 36 Ye Quietists,..Who mildly make An unobtrusive Tender of your Hearts.

1791 H. More Estimate Relig. Fashionable World 131 Those secret habits of self-controul, those interior and unobtrusive virtues.

1829 J. Mackintosh in Keepsake 247 His manner was simple and unobtrusive, his language always quite familiar.

1890 ‘L. Falconer’ Mademoiselle Ixe vi Captain Leslie kept unobtrusive, but attentive watch.

1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew lives for Day xii. 173 Miss LaFosse did a little unobtrusive manœuvring.

1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe xxi. 293 I shall..ask that a discreet and unobtrusive guard be at once mounted over the picture.

2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 2 Mar. d5/4 Facebook's challenge will be to keep these ads as unobtrusive as possible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unobtrusive
释义	unobtrusiveadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəbˈtruːsɪv/, U.S. /ˌənəbˈtrusɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obtrusive adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obtrusive adj. Not obtrusive; inconspicuous; discreet. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unobtrusive unobtrusive1743 inobtrusive1796 unintruding1796 discreet1878 low-profile1988 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fourth 36 Ye Quietists,..Who mildly make An unobtrusive Tender of your Hearts. 1791 H. More Estimate Relig. Fashionable World 131 Those secret habits of self-controul, those interior and unobtrusive virtues. 1829 J. Mackintosh in Keepsake 247 His manner was simple and unobtrusive, his language always quite familiar. 1890 ‘L. Falconer’ Mademoiselle Ixe vi Captain Leslie kept unobtrusive, but attentive watch. 1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew lives for Day xii. 173 Miss LaFosse did a little unobtrusive manœuvring. 1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe xxi. 293 I shall..ask that a discreet and unobtrusive guard be at once mounted over the picture. 2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 2 Mar. d5/4 Facebook's challenge will be to keep these ads as unobtrusive as possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1743
随便看	cast in a person's worts cast in one's dish cast in one's lot among or with cast in one's lot with cast in one's teeth cast in or at accounts cast in the teeth cast in the teeth with cast in the wind cast into the shade cast iron cast light on cast light upon cast loose cast lot cast lots cast love, favour, a fancy unto cast metal cast nasturtiums at cast nasturtiums on cast number cast occasionally to make sheep's-eyes at cast occasionally to make sheep'seyes at cast of features cast of the eye