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obscuration

/ob-skyoo-rey-shuhn/US // ˌɒb skyʊˈreɪ ʃən //

遮蔽性,遮蔽,朦胧,朦胧化

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of obscuring.
    • : the state of being obscured.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • But when the true shadow begins to touch, the obscuration will have become annular or total near the pole where it first appeared.

  • The maximum observed obscuration during this eclipse was no more than 4m.

  • They were wholly ignorant that any sudden effect would follow the total obscuration of the Sun.

  • That the outcome will be illumination of his fame rather than obscuration, his unswerving defenders do not doubt.

  • It seized upon defects with the unerring instinct of a born critic, and dilated upon them to the obscuration of all virtues.