little-known

little-known — adjective

1. not known or noticed by most people; describing a person, place, or fact that re

1.形容詞B2
釋義

not known or noticed by most people; describing a person, place, or fact that remains outside general public awareness.

例句

The little-known island of Yap has a unique culture that few tourists ever visit.

attributive: little-known + noun (place name)

A little-known fact about tomatoes is that they were once thought to be poisonous.

collocation: little-known fact + that-clause

同義詞
  • obscure

    often implies the thing is hard to find or understand, not simply known by few

  • lesser-known

    comparative tone — suggests it is less known than others of the same type

  • unfamiliar

    broader; can mean simply not recognized, not necessarily obscure to everyone

反義詞
  • well-known

    direct opposite — known by many people

  • famous

    stronger — implies widespread recognition and often acclaim

文法句型

little-known + noun

用法筆記

Used primarily before a noun (attributive position). Predicative use (e.g., 'this town is little-known') occurs in informal writing but is less widely accepted.

常見錯誤

❌This is a little known restaurant.
✅This is a little-known restaurant.
💡When placed before a noun, the compound adjective needs a hyphen to show it acts as a single unit.
❌The artist is completely little-known in her own country.
✅The artist is completely unknown in her own country.
💡For an absolute state (nobody knows), use unknown rather than little-known, which implies a few people do know.