英语词汇“darkness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

darkness

/ˈdɑːknəs

noun [mass noun]

1The partial or total absence of light: the office was in darkness...

It tries to avoid both strong light and total darkness.
The bottomless pit is the earth in total darkness with no light from the sun, every island destroyed, the earth's surface broken up.
They were flown in total darkness without lights and reference points.

1.1Night: they began to make camp before darkness fell...

The three-day Leeds Festival kicked off with some of the world's loudest bands - but no serious trouble before darkness fell last night.
Police called off co-ordinated searches for the men last night as darkness fell.
As darkness fell the following night, the same operation was repeated, netting an additional 84 arrests.

Synonyms

night, night-time, dark, hours of darkness

1.2The quality of being dark in colour: the darkness of his jacket...

Now the correct colour and degree of darkness have been restored.
The lightness or darkness of a color affects whether it can absorb or reflect heat and light.
Her hair was pulled back into a tight high ponytail; her hair was also streaked with blond and red over the darkness of her natural dark brown.

2Wickedness or evil: the forces of darkness...

This awakening symbolises the triumph of good, winning against the evil forces of darkness that are represented by the winter.
And we hold you up in pride as our symbol in the fight of Good against the forces of darkness and evil.
It scared her the way she would crave that darkness, the wickedness, the evil forces.

Synonyms

evil, wickedness, corruption, sin, sinfulness, iniquity, immorality, devilry, the Devil, hell

2.1Unhappiness or gloom: moments of darkness were rare...

What I wanted was darkness, unhappiness… I thought of giving Xander a call back.
Just the name - borough of crows! - suggests darkness and gloom.
Not all elements of Tent City life are shrouded in gloom and darkness, however.

2.2Secrecy or mystery: they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings...

His arrival was shrouded in darkness and secrecy.
His darkness and mystery were personified in the character being a Vampiric elf.
There is energy and mischief, but it is always countered by mystery and darkness.

2.3Lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness...

It's not true the world's oldest continent was merely an area of darkness that submissively awaited enlightenment.
We are fast drifting into an era of great spiritual darkness!
As the conventional story goes, once upon a time the West slumbered in intellectual darkness.

单词	darkness
释义	darkness /ˈdɑːknəs / noun [mass noun] 1The partial or total absence of light: the office was in darkness... It tries to avoid both strong light and total darkness. The bottomless pit is the earth in total darkness with no light from the sun, every island destroyed, the earth's surface broken up. They were flown in total darkness without lights and reference points. 1.1Night: they began to make camp before darkness fell... The three-day Leeds Festival kicked off with some of the world's loudest bands - but no serious trouble before darkness fell last night. Police called off co-ordinated searches for the men last night as darkness fell. As darkness fell the following night, the same operation was repeated, netting an additional 84 arrests. Synonyms night, night-time, dark, hours of darkness 1.2The quality of being dark in colour: the darkness of his jacket... Now the correct colour and degree of darkness have been restored. The lightness or darkness of a color affects whether it can absorb or reflect heat and light. Her hair was pulled back into a tight high ponytail; her hair was also streaked with blond and red over the darkness of her natural dark brown. 2Wickedness or evil: the forces of darkness... This awakening symbolises the triumph of good, winning against the evil forces of darkness that are represented by the winter. And we hold you up in pride as our symbol in the fight of Good against the forces of darkness and evil. It scared her the way she would crave that darkness, the wickedness, the evil forces. Synonyms evil, wickedness, corruption, sin, sinfulness, iniquity, immorality, devilry, the Devil, hell 2.1Unhappiness or gloom: moments of darkness were rare... What I wanted was darkness, unhappiness… I thought of giving Xander a call back. Just the name - borough of crows! - suggests darkness and gloom. Not all elements of Tent City life are shrouded in gloom and darkness, however. 2.2Secrecy or mystery: they drew a veil of darkness across the proceedings... His arrival was shrouded in darkness and secrecy. His darkness and mystery were personified in the character being a Vampiric elf. There is energy and mischief, but it is always countered by mystery and darkness. 2.3Lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; ignorance: his accomplishments shone in a world of darkness... It's not true the world's oldest continent was merely an area of darkness that submissively awaited enlightenment. We are fast drifting into an era of great spiritual darkness! As the conventional story goes, once upon a time the West slumbered in intellectual darkness.
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