obfuscate
의미: To make something unclear, obscure, or unintelligible, especially deliberately. Often used to describe efforts to confuse an issue or conceal the truth.
Obfuscate implies intentional muddying of clarity, unlike 'confuse' which can be accidental. It is a favourite in political commentary where officials are accused of hiding inconvenient truths behind jargon or complexity. In computing, 'code obfuscation' is a deliberate technique to make source code hard to read. The noun 'obfuscation' is equally common and collocates with 'deliberate,' 'wilful,' and 'systematic.'
예문
- The minister's lengthy statement succeeded only in obfuscating the key facts of the matter. 大臣的冗长声明只是成功地混淆了事情的关键事实。La extensa declaración del ministro solo logró obfuscar los hechos clave del asunto.大臣の長々とした声明は、問題の核心的な事実を曖昧にすることにしか成功しなかった。장관의 장황한 성명은 사안의 핵심적인 사실을 모호하게 만드는 데만 성공했다.
- Legal jargon can obfuscate rather than clarify the rights of ordinary consumers. 法律术语可能会使普通消费者的权利变得更加模糊,而非更加清晰。La jerga jurídica puede obfuscar en lugar de aclarar los derechos de los consumidores corrientes.法律用語は一般消費者の権利を明確にするどころか、かえってわかりにくくしてしまうことがある。법률 용어는 일반 소비자의 권리를 명확히 하기보다 오히려 모호하게 만들 수 있다.
- Critics argued that the new reporting framework was designed to obfuscate the true level of public debt. 批评者认为新的报告框架旨在掩盖公共债务的真实水平。Los críticos arguyeron que el nuevo marco informativo estaba diseñado para obfuscar el verdadero nivel de deuda pública.批評家たちは、新しい報告枠組みは公的債務の実際の水準を不明瞭にするために設計されたものだと主張した。비평가들은 새로운 보고 체계가 공공 부채의 실제 수준을 불투명하게 만들기 위해 설계된 것이라고 주장했다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: political, academic
어조: critical
기원과 역사
From Latin obfuscare (to darken), from ob- (over) + fuscare (to make dark), from fuscus (dark). Entered English in the early 16th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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