1、obscure

無名的；鮮為人知的；默默無聞的

The origin of the custom is obscure.

這一習俗的起源鮮為人知。

The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.

這首贊歌是希臘一位名不見經傳的作曲家為1896年的雅典奧運會創作的。

（通常指因內容繁瑣）晦澀的，費解的，難懂的

The contracts are written in obscure language.

這些合同的語言晦澀難懂。

Richard's statement was disgracefully obscure.

理查德的聲明隱晦費解，真是丟人。

遮掩；遮蔽；使模糊不清

Trees obscured his vision; he couldn't see much of the Square's southern half.

樹木遮擋了他的視線，南半廣場的一大部分他都無法看清。

One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.

議會大樓的一面墻現在幾乎被一條巨型橫幅完全蓋住了。

2、statement

(正式或明確的口頭或書面)陳述，聲明

Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.

安德魯現在推翻了那個說法，說那是自己在情緒低落時說的話。

'Things are moving ahead.'I found that statement vague and unclear.

“事情正在取得進展。”我認為這個說法含糊不清。

(為某一場合特別發表的)官方聲明，正式聲明

The statement by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.

軍方發表聲明稱其和昨晚的襲擊無任何關系。