darkness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɑːknəs/    美 /ˈdɑɹknəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light. uncountable
    — The darkness of the room made it difficult to see.
  2. The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color. uncountable
    — The darkness of her skin betrayed her Mediterranean heritage.
  3. Any space that such colour pervades. countable,uncountable
    — Out of the darkness came some flickers of light.
  4. Gloom; gloominess; depression. uncountable
  5. The product of being dark. countable
  6. Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness. uncountable
    — And now, the prophecy. One will come, the voice from the outer world, bringing the holy war, the jihad, which will cleanse the universe and bring us out of darkness.
  7. Secrecy; concealment. uncountable
  8. Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown. uncountable
    — It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind - as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness.
  9. Nothingness, vanity, emptiness. uncountable
    — My own dim life should teach me this, ⁠That life shall live for evermore, ⁠Else earth is darkness at the core, And dust and ashes all that is; […]
  10. Hell. uncountable
    — Shepard: Can you tell me anything about the beacon? Dr. Warren: It's some type of data module from a galaxy-wide communications network. Remarkably well-preserved. It could be the greatest scientific discovery of our lifetime! Dr. Warren: Miraculous new technologies. Groundbreaking medical advances. Who knows what secrets are locked inside? Dr. Manuel: We have unearthed the heart of evil. Awakened the beast. Unleashed the darkness.

词形变化

darknesses plural darckness alternative darkeness alternative darknesse alternative darkenesse alternative

词汇关系

近义词
dark
反义词
lightness light
下位词
blackness
衍生词
act of darkness better to light a candle than to curse the darkness better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness better to light one candle than to curse the darkness better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness crater of eternal darkness Egyptian darkness nymph of darkness pitch darkness predarkness semi-darkness semidarkness under cover of darkness virtual darkness

词源

From Middle English derknesse, from Old English deorcnes; equivalent to dark + -ness.
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