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单词 darkness
释义 dark·ness
noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnysse, from deorc dark + -nysse -ness — more at dark
: the quality or state of being dark: as
 a. : the absence in part or in whole of light : blackness, gloom
  < the darkness of night >
  < the darkness of a cave >
 b.
  (1) : absence of moral, religious, or cultural values : spiritual backwardness : ignorance
   < peoples living in darkness and superstition >
  (2) : wickedness, iniquity
   < the powers of darkness >
 c. : deprivation of sight : blindness
 d. : dark quality in shade or color
  < the somber darkness of pines — American Guide Series: Vermont >
 e. : privacy, secrecy
  < questions of policy kept in darkness >
 f.
  (1) : lack of clarity : obscurity
   < the darkness of certain passages in a text >
  (2) : imperfect vision or understanding
   < fanatical darkness of a mind that glimpsed light but could not win it — Carlos Baker >
 g.
  (1) : distress caused by misfortune or affliction : trouble
   < my personal life had taken a turn towards darkness — Karl Polanyi >
  (2) : gloom
   < Brahms songs, with their decided darkness of mood — Irving Kolodin >
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