shadowy

Compared meaning: unclear or hard to see (adjective).

比较义项：模糊不清、难以看清或辨认（形容词）。

• faint

  Faint describes something weak in intensity — a sound, smell, light or feeling — barely strong enough to notice, and can apply to senses other than sight.

  faint 表示强度微弱——声音、气味、光线或感觉都可以是faint——弱到几乎无法察觉，而且不只用于视觉。

  A faint smell of smoke drifted through the hallway, but no one could tell where it came from.

  一股淡淡的烟味飘过走廊，但没有人知道它是从哪里来的。

• fuzzy

  Fuzzy describes blurred or indistinct edges and details — a picture, signal or memory — focusing on a lack of sharpness rather than weak light.

  fuzzy 表示轮廓或细节模糊不清——如图片、信号或记忆——强调的是不清晰，而不是光线弱。

  The security camera footage was too fuzzy to identify the driver clearly.

  监控录像太模糊了，根本看不清司机的样子。

• dim

  Dim describes weak or low light specifically — a room, lamp or the sky — and is not normally used for sounds, smells or shapes.

  dim 专门表示光线暗淡——如房间、灯或天空——通常不用来形容声音、气味或形状。

  He switched on a dim lamp so he wouldn't wake the baby.

  他打开了一盏昏暗的灯，这样就不会吵醒婴儿了。

• shadowy 本词

  Shadowy describes a person, place or shape that is hard to see because of shadow or darkness, or figuratively something mysterious and hard to understand.

  shadowy 表示因阴影或黑暗而难以看清的人、地方或形状，也可以引申表示神秘、难以理解的事物。

  A shadowy figure lurked near the parking garage, and nobody dared to approach him.

  一个模糊的人影在停车场附近徘徊，没有人敢靠近他。

Faint, fuzzy, dim, and shadowy all mean unclear or hard to see. Faint means weak in intensity. Fuzzy means blurred or indistinct, like a picture. Dim means weak light, like a lamp. Shadowy means hard to see in shadow. Other senses are not compared here.

这几个词都能表示“模糊、不清楚”，但侧重点不同：faint 强调强度微弱（声音、气味、光线等都可以是faint）；fuzzy 强调轮廓或细节不清晰（如照片、记忆）；dim 专指光线暗淡；shadowy 强调因阴影而难以看清，也可引申为“神秘难懂”。这里不比较 faint 表示“快要晕倒的”、fuzzy 表示“毛茸茸的”、dim 作动词“使变暗”，以及 shadowy 字面“多阴影的”等其他用法。