Word
crepuscle
/kriˈpʌsəl/
noun
黄昏；暮色；薄暮
the time of day immediately following sunset
- 1.
the time of day immediately following sunset
黄昏；暮色
黄昏；暮色；黄昏；黎明；朦胧
In use
The crepuscle was beautiful, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.
He preferred to walk during the crepuscle, before the city woke up.
The forest took on a mysterious quality in the crepuscle.
at crepuscle
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
in the crepuscle 用法较罕见，多用于文学语境。
The forest was eerie in the crepuscle.
森林在朦胧中显得阴森。
Common mistakes
The crepuscle sky was beautiful.The crepuscular sky was beautiful.
“Crepuscle”是名词，不能作定语修饰名词；其形容词形式是“crepuscular”，意为“黄昏的、朦胧的”。
We arrived at crepuscle.We arrived at twilight.
“Crepuscle”是一个极罕见且带有文学色彩的词，在日常英语中应使用更常用的“twilight”或“dusk”来表达“黄昏”之意。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- crepuscular
- 黄昏的；晨昏活动的 · adj.
- crepuscular rays
- 曙暮辉；云隙光 · n.
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