dusky

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dusky shark.
  2. A dusky dolphin.
  3. A dusky grouse.
形容词 adj.
  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
    — I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on.
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
    — The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors.
  3. Dark-skinned. dated,literary
    — You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.
  4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.
    — The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone.

词形变化

duskier comparative duskiest superlative duskies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
duskily duskiness dusky betta dusky-blue dusky bush tanager dusky chlorospingus dusky dark dusky dolphin dusky gopher frog dusky grouper dusky knight dusky leaf monkey dusky nembrotha dusky nerite dusky thrush dusky tit dusky titi dusky warbler duskywing dusky woodswallow

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English dusk
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English dusky
From dusk + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English dusk
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English dusky
From dusk + -y.
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