单词 | darkness |
释义 | darkness /dahrk"nis/, n. 1. the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness. 2. absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night. 3. wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness. 4. obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness. 5. lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness. 6. lack of sight; blindness. [bef. 1050; ME derknesse, OE deorcnysse. See DARK, -NESS] |
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