Word

crepuscle

/kriˈpʌsəl/

noun

黄昏；暮色；薄暮

核心释义

the time of day immediately following sunset

黄昏；暮色；黄昏；黎明；朦胧

The crepuscle was beautiful, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.

黄昏很美，将天空染成了橙粉色。

用法提示：Crepuscle作为名词表示黄昏时分。

He preferred to walk during the crepuscle, before the city woke up.

他更喜欢在黎明时分散步，那时城市还未苏醒。

用法提示：Crepuscle作为名词表示黎明时分。

The forest took on a mysterious quality in the crepuscle.

森林在朦胧时分呈现出一种神秘的氛围。

用法提示：Crepuscle作为名词表示朦胧的黄昏或黎明。

crepuscle 常与 at 连用，表示‘在黄昏/黎明时’。

The birds are most active at crepuscle.

鸟儿在黄昏时最活跃。

in the crepuscle 用法较罕见，多用于文学语境。