[with obj.]render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible 使模糊,使不清楚;使无法理解 the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins. 拼写变化会使一些熟悉的词变形并使它们的词源模糊不清。 ■bewilder (someone) 使(人)迷惑不解,使糊涂 it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. 那更可能把人搞糊涂,而不是使人开窍。
派生 obfuscation noun obfuscatory adjective 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscat- 'darkened', from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus 'dark'