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单词

darkness

读音
ˈdɑːrknəs
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英式
词根

这个单词的词根来自于 "dark",加上后缀 "-ness" ,表示“状态,性质”。 "Dark"这个词根来源于古英语 "deorc",意为“没有光”的。

释义

n. 黑暗;模糊;无知;阴郁

例句

Darkness spread and enfolded him.
黑暗弥漫开来,将他笼罩。
The huge boat cleaved the darkness.
那艘巨轮在黑暗中破浪前行。
The darkness had disorientated him.
黑暗使他迷失了方向。

强化记忆

可以将 "darkness" 和 "lightness" 一起记忆,一个指明亮,一个指黑暗,对比记忆能帮助加深印象。"Darkness"来源于古英语"deorcnes",在欧美文化中,黑暗通常被用来表示恐惧、无知、悲观和死亡。但在某些文化背景下,黑暗也可能代表神秘、未知的可能性或探索。

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all you could see is what you're seeing right now.Darkness.Those thoughts, those images of the first thing you saw this morning
That's a helium truck in the background.It's darkness.I've already spent about an hour and a half pre-breathing.
I was kept in an underground cellar,total darkness,for 23 hours and 45 minutes every day,
and I really looked forward to going to that placeof darkness.Do you mind if we do something completely different?
that can run in bright light,in near darkness,and even under water, though not real well.
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