standing out so as to be clearly visible
显而易见的,明显的;显著的
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he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple .他非常瘦,有着明显的喉结。
attracting notice or attention
引人注目的;值得注意的;出众的
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he showed conspicuous bravery .他显示出非凡的勇气。
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conspicuous by one's absence obviously not present in a place where one or it should be 显然缺席;因缺席而引人注目 -
[ORIGIN from a speech made by Lord John Russell in an address to electors (1859) taken from Tacitus (Annals iii. 76).]
"mid 16th cent.: from Latin