单词 | crepuscular |
释义 | crepuscular (once / 55752 pages) adj The adjective crepuscular describes anything that's related to twilight, like the crepuscular glow of the dimming light on a lake as darkness falls. If the light outside is fading, you can call it crepuscular. Anything that resembles dusk, or happens at that time of day, is crepuscular, whether it's gloomy indoor light or the sky at twilight. Some animals are also crepuscular: they tend to be most active in the evening. The Latin root word says it all — crepusculum means "twilight." WORD FAMILYcrepuscle: crepuscular USAGE EXAMPLESWith the White House in a crepuscular background, its flag at half-staff, all forty-four U.S. The New Yorker(Dec 24, 2016) The picture, painted just before its subject died, is a rich catalog of tactile beauty — soft fur, crepuscular skin, crisp linen, silken hair, coarse embroidery. Los Angeles Times(Nov 21, 2016) The crepuscular fabric of cities has featured in many fictional narratives, but it is an essential part of our lived experience too. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016) adj like twilight; dim the evening's crepuscular charm Syn dark devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black |
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