英和和英

発音

• IPA^(key): /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

形容詞

conspicuous (comparative more conspicuous, superlative most conspicuous)

1. Obvious or easy to notice.

   He was conspicuous by his absence.

   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!‎^[1]:

     “No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”

   • 1964 April, “Letters: Rethinking emergency procedures”, in Modern Railways, page 274:

     [...] 1. Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.

2. Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

   He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.

   • 1969, Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet, Penguin Books Ltd, page 6:

     For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous.

同意語

• (easy to notice): observable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
• (attracting attention): flashy, prominent

反意語

• (all): inconspicuous

派生語

関連する語

• conspicuity
• conspicuousness

Further reading

• w:Conspicuous consumption
• w:Conspicuous leisure
• conspicuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• conspicuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• conspicuous at OneLook Dictionary Search