Word · Frequency #10635
blackness
黑；黑色
the quality or state of being black in color
- 1.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
黑色的状态或特质。
- 2.
Any space that such colour pervades.
这种颜色所弥漫的任何空间。
- 3.
Darkness, gloominess; depression.
黑暗,阴郁；沮丧。
- 4.
The quality of being evil or dismal.
邪恶或阴郁的特质。
- 5.
The state of being of African descent.
非洲血统的状态。
- 6.
The experiences and culture of Black people.
黑人的经历和文化。
黑暗；漆黑；黑色的状态或特质。；这种颜色所弥漫的任何空间。；黑暗,阴郁；沮丧。；邪恶或阴郁的特质。
In use
She stood at the edge of the forest, gazing into the blackness where the trees seemed to swallow the light.
When the power failed, the entire building was plunged into a sudden blackness that left everyone frozen.
The diver described the deep-sea cave as a place of absolute blackness, where you could not see even your own hand.
the blackness of sth
表示‘某物的黑暗’，常与抽象或具体名词搭配。
The blackness of the cave was absolute.
洞穴的黑暗是绝对的。
in the blackness
表示‘在黑暗中’，可接 of 短语扩展。
He stumbled in the blackness.
他在黑暗中跌跌撞撞。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- pitch blackness
- 漆黑一片
- The tunnel was in pitch blackness, so we needed torches.隧道里漆黑一片，我们需要手电筒。
- deep blackness
- 深邃的黑暗
- The deep blackness of the forest made her uneasy.森林深邃的黑暗让她不安。
- the blackness of the night
- 夜色漆黑
- The blackness of the night made it hard to find the path.夜色漆黑，小路很难辨认。
- the blackness of space
- 太空的漆黑
- Astronauts describe the blackness of space as absolute.宇航员形容太空的漆黑是绝对的。
- in the blackness
- 在黑暗中
- He heard a sound in the blackness ahead.他听到前方黑暗中有声音。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想black（黑）+名词后缀ness：深夜关灯后伸手不见五指的那种漆黑，就是blackness。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing the colour black、literary writing about darkness、art and design contexts blackness 指“黑色/黑暗”时，日常描述颜色通常为中性，但在文学或正式描写中比较常见；实际语域会随搭配和语境变化。
Grammar Note
通常不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
在这些词中，只有 slackness /ˈslæknɪs/ 与 blackness /ˈblæknɪs/ 押韵（重读元音 /æ/ 及之后的 /knɪs/ 相同）。darkness、happiness、illness、weakness 都有相同的 -ness 拼写和 /nɪs/ 结尾，但重读音节不同，所以不押韵；business /ˈbɪznɪs/ 虽然也以 -ness 结尾，但读音特殊，是易混词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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