conspicuous
adj
1 ~ (for sth) easily seen; noticeable; remarkable 顯而易見的; 明顯的; 惹人注目的
If you're walking along a badly-lit road at night you should wear conspicuous clothes. 晚上在照明很差的路上行走, 應(yīng)該穿顯眼的衣物.
(ironic 反語) She wasn't exactly conspicuous for her helpfulness, ie wasn't helpful. 她并不那麼樂於助人.
make oneself conspicuous, ie attract attention by unusual behaviour, wearing unusual clothes, etc 出風頭(藉與眾不同的舉動、 衣著等以惹人注目).
2 (idm 習語) con,spicuous by one's `absence noticeably absent when one ought to be present (本該到場)因未到場而引人注意
When it came to cleaning up afterwards, the boys were conspicuous by their absence. 後來輪到做衛(wèi)生時, 這些男孩卻不在場, 引起了大家的注意. > conspicuously adv
conspicuously absent 因缺席而引人注意.