adj .
easily seen ; impossible to miss 쉽게 보이는 ; (두드러져) 놓치기 어려운

• There was a conspicuous absence of good food ad the terrible party, and many of the guests were out to a restaurant afterward.
• The former president made a conspicuous display of his gleaming wristwatch ; he had just signed a promotional contract with the watch's manufacturer.
  전 회장은 번쩍거리는 손목시계를 눈에 띄게 보이고 다녔다 ; 그는 막 시계업자와 판촉 계약을 맺었던 것이다.
• Conspicuous consumption is a variety of showing off that consists of making a public display of buying and using a lot of expensive stuff.
  과시적 소비란 비싼 물건들을 많이 사들이고 소비하는 것을 여러 사람들에게 보이고 싶어하는 현시욕구의 한 형태이다.
• 반의어는 inconspicuous