/kən'spɪkjʊəs; kən`spɪkjuəs/
adj
1 ~ (for sth) easily seen; noticeable; remarkable 显而易见的; 明显的; 惹人注目的
*If you're walking along a badly-lit road at night you should wear conspicuous clothes. 晚上在照明很差的路上行走, 应该穿显眼的衣物.
* (ironic 反语) She wasn't exactly conspicuous for her helpfulness, ie wasn't helpful. 她并不那么乐于助人.
* make oneself conspicuous, ie attract attention by unusual behaviour, wearing unusual clothes, etc 出风头（藉与众不同的举动、衣着等以惹人注目）.
2 (idm 习语) con,spicuous by one's `absence noticeably absent when one ought to be present （本该到场）因未到场而引人注意
*When it came to cleaning up afterwards, the boys were conspicuous by their absence. 後来轮到做卫生时, 这些男孩却不在场, 引起了大家的注意.

adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: conspicuus, from conspicere 'to get to see', from com- ( COM-) + specere 'to look']
very easy to notice
≠ inconspicuous
　The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
　a bird with conspicuous white markings
　I felt very conspicuous in my red coat.
conspicuous success, courage etc is very great and impressive
　He had represented Italy with conspicuous success.
　The award is given for notable or conspicuous achievement in science.
be conspicuous by your/its absence
used to say that someone or something is not somewhere where they were expected to be
　a group that were conspicuous by their absence from the awards ceremony