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发音：[kənˈspɪkjuəs]
例句：
- The word “conspicuous” means something that is easily seen, noticed, or stands out because it’s very obvious. For example, if someone is wearing a bright red hat in a sea of people wearing black hats, the red hat would be conspicuous because it easily catches your eye. So, when we say something is conspicuous, it means it’s easy to spot or stands out in a noticeable way.
- In its first year, Blank Street capitalized on the aftermath of the pandemic, experiencing conspicuous and rapid expansion as the disruptions to many small businesses freed up storefronts and temporarily lowered rent costs.
- The affluence sustaining the art market is closely entwined with the carbon economy, given that the essential structures of art fairs, markets, biennales, and blockbuster exhibitions depend significantly on carbon-intensive travel and conspicuous consumption.
- With their wealth accumulating, they engage in unrestrained conspicuous consumption, constructing opulent homes, amassing extensive art collections, and even investing in gold-plated bunkers as a precaution against potential uprisings.
- In line with its unwavering commitment to secular values, France’s soccer federation has for years prohibited players participating in competitions from wearing conspicuous religious symbols such as hijabs.
- Despite asserting that the elimination of criminal penalties and strict sales regulation is unlikely to spur a significant rise in problematic cannabis use, they emphasize that the real danger lies in the potential impact of conspicuous advertising and aggressive marketing practices.
解释：
- Conspicuous这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“obvious to the eye or mind”，即“易见的/明显的/惹人注意的/引人注目的”，与obvious/noticeable/remarkable/prominent这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Despite the abundance of information regarding the next iPhone, the absence of details on a potential upgrade for the Apple Watch is conspicuous, especially considering that the original model was announced almost two years ago.（尽管有关下一代iPhone的信息丰富，但很明显缺乏有关Apple Watch潜在升级的细节，特别是考虑到原始型号是在大约两年前宣布的。）
–Technology - Ecotoxicologist Carmen Morales from the University of Cádiz’s Marine Litter Lab emphasizes that plastic, in comparison to contaminants like metals or organic compounds, is more conspicuous, drawing greater attention from the public and policymakers.（加的斯大学海洋垃圾实验室的生态毒理学家卡门·莫拉莱斯强调，与金属或有机化合物等污染物相比，塑料更显眼，引起了公众和政策制定者的更多关注。）
–Science - Throughout the past half-century, prominent athletes, with few conspicuous exceptions, have chosen to either align themselves with the political mainstream or largely steer clear of controversial social issues.（在过去的半个世纪里，除了少数明显的例外，杰出的运动员要么选择与政治主流保持一致，要么在很大程度上避开有争议的社会问题。）
–Sports - The near-record 5.8% plunge in German exports in August stands out as the most conspicuous manifestation of the slowdown, posing a potential and significant setback to the recovery in Europe’s largest and strongest economy.（德国8月份出口暴跌5.8%，接近创纪录的5.8%，这是经济放缓的最明显表现，对欧洲最大和最强劲经济体的复苏构成了潜在的重大挫折。）
–Business - In Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and various other locations, a conspicuous number of women writers strategically use fantasy, horror, and the unfamiliar to both conspicuously unsettle readers and provide critiques on social issues.（在墨西哥、阿根廷、厄瓜多尔和其他许多地方，大量女作家战略性地使用幻想、恐怖和陌生的事物来明显地让读者感到不安，并对社会问题进行批评。）
–Arts and Culture
