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be + darkly + past participle
darkly 常与过去分词连用，表示“光线不足地；昏暗地”。
The room was darkly lit by a single candle.
房间仅由一支蜡烛昏暗地照亮。
黑暗地；昏暗地
darklier — comparative of darkly
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
黑暗地；昏暗地
without light
The room was darkly lit by a single candle.
房间仅由一支蜡烛昏暗地照亮。
光线不足地,昏暗地
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
无光地
without light
呈暗色地,黑黝黝地
With a dark appearance.
以阴沉威胁的方式
in a dark glowering menacing manner
The basement was darkly lit, so we used our phones to find the way.
地下室灯光昏暗，所以我们用手机找路。
AI contextual example
The old house stood darkly at the end of the lane, with no lights on.
那座老房子没有开灯，昏暗地立在巷子尽头。
AI contextual example
He kept the room darkly shaded to protect the photographs from sunlight.
他让房间保持昏暗，以保护照片不被阳光照射。
AI contextual example
the river was sliding darkly under the mist
河水在雾下幽暗地流淌。
WordNet
darkly 常与过去分词连用，表示“光线不足地；昏暗地”。
The room was darkly lit by a single candle.
房间仅由一支蜡烛昏暗地照亮。
darkly 置于动词后作方式状语，说明动作发生时周围光线很暗。
The stream ran darkly through the woods.
溪流昏暗地流过树林。
darkly 修饰过去分词并放在名词前，常指颜色深或透光少；其比较级和最高级分别为 darklier 和 darkliest。
The car had darkly tinted windows.
这辆车的车窗颜色很深。
Not this
The sky became darkly before the storm.
Use this
The sky became dark before the storm.
darkly 是副词，不能作系动词 became 的表语；表示“变暗”要用形容词 dark。
Not this
She wore a darkly dress to the party.
Use this
She wore a dark dress to the party.
副词 darkly 不能放在名词前作定语；修饰名词 dress 需用形容词 dark。
Not this
The darkly of the room made her sleepy.
Use this
The darkness of the room made her sleepy.
darkly 是副词，不能作名词表示“黑暗”；这里需要名词 darkness。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
光线昏暗的
The cellar was darkly lit by a single candle.
地窖里只有一支蜡烛，光线昏暗。
深色的
The darkly colored berries are ripe.
这些深色的浆果已经熟了。
深色染色的
The darkly stained oak table gleamed.
那张深色染色的橡木桌子闪闪发亮。
林木幽暗的
They disappeared into the darkly wooded hills.
他们消失在林木幽暗的山丘中。
黑色幽默的
The film is a darkly comic take on office life.
这部电影以黑色幽默的方式展现了办公室生活。
阴郁英俊的
He was described as darkly handsome, with deep-set eyes.
他被形容为阴郁英俊，眼窝深陷。
带有黑暗讽刺意味的
It was a darkly ironic twist that the fire station burned down.
消防站被烧毁，这真是一个带有黑暗讽刺意味的转折。
语出《圣经·哥林多前书》13:12：如今我们仿佛对着镜子观看，模糊不清；到那时就要面对面了。
The room was darkly lit by a single candle.
房间里只有一支蜡烛，光线昏暗。
Use darklier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想 dark（黑暗）+ly（副词后缀）：像夜里没开灯，周围一片昏黑，动作也就"黑暗地"进行。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary or formal writing、descriptions of dim or dark settings darkly 作“昏暗地；黑暗地”解时通常比较书面，多用于文学或正式描写，日常口语中较少单独出现。
Both 'sparkly' and 'starkly' rhyme with 'darkly' (/ˈdɑrkli/). 'Dark' looks like the base word but is one syllable, so it is not a rhyme. Be careful not to confuse 'darkly' with lookalikes such as 'dearly' (/ˈdɪrli/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.