单词 | unobtrusive |
释义 | unobtrusive (once / 2675 pages) adj Use the adjective unobtrusive to describe something that doesn’t attract much attention, like an unobtrusive waiter who doesn't interrupt diners to rattle off the nightly specials, or an unobtrusive stain on the floor that your parents haven't noticed. When you need to blend in, look to the word unobtrusive, which is pronounced "un-ob-TROO-sive." Unobtrusive can describe anyone — or anything — that is not very noticeable, such as the unobtrusive black parka that makes you look more or less like everyone else on the city streets in winter, or the unobtrusive security cameras at your bank. WORD FAMILYunobtrusive: unobtrusively, unobtrusiveness+/obtrude: obtruded, obtrudes, obtruding, obtrusive/obtrusive: obtrusively, obtrusiveness, unobtrusive USAGE EXAMPLESAdd to that the checkered ethnic makeup of the chorus, and the Japanese setting becomes unobtrusive to the point of invisibility. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) It doesn’t rely on decades old nostalgia, although there is a bit of that too in mostly unobtrusive ways. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) With a fly-on-the-wall observational approach, the film’s unobtrusive style and loose structure following four different women’s experiences can feel overwhelming. Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016) adj not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial Syn|Ant unnoticeable noticeable, obtrusive undesirably noticeable |
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