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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

obscure

Hi teacher

An obscure conqueror of fame.

In the dictionary 'obscure' is 'not famous'. But when there's 'fame' at the end. I get really confused.

Can you reword this sentence?
Thanks
TN
  

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It's not a complete sentence. it's just a phrase. Can you provide some additional context?

— Ivanhr

  • It's not a complete sentence.
  • it's just a phrase.
  • Can you provide some additional context?
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It's not a complete sentence. it's just a phrase. Can you provide some additional context?
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Hi Ivanhr,

Nothing, it's just 'He was known as an obscure conqueror of fame'.

Thanks
TN
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Hard to say. Perhaps he didn't actually conquer anything (but fame). Maybe he died trying to conquer a land or city, which just added more to his fame. "obscure" seems to stand in contrast to "fame", and might suggest that he would have been much more famous had his military campaigns been successful.

Of course, this is pure speculation on my part.
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Hi Ivanhr,

He was known an obscure conquerer of fame.

Does 'obscure' modify 'conquerer'? What about 'fame'?

Thanks
TN
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