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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不显眼的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù xiǎnyǎn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inconspicuous/ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他穿了一件不显眼的灰色夹克。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not clearly visible or attracting attention; ненавязчивый, незаметный.

    "He tried to remain inconspicuous by sitting in the dark corner of the room."
  2. 2

    Lacking distinct qualities that draw notice or interest.

    "The insect's gray coloring makes it inconspicuous against the tree bark."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word inconspicuous, formed by combining the negative prefix in- (not) with the Latin conspicuus (visible, striking), stemming from conspicere (to look at attentively). It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe things that fail to attract attention or remain hidden in plain sight.

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