Word · Frequency #12566
Fully loadeddarkliest
黑暗地；昏暗地
darkliest is the superlative of darkly.
without light
- 1.
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
光线不足地,昏暗地
- 2.
without light
无光地
- 3.
With a dark appearance.
呈暗色地,黑黝黝地
- 4.
in a dark glowering menacing manner
以阴沉威胁的方式
- 5.
In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously.
不明显地,难以察觉地
- 6.
In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely.
隐蔽地,秘密地
- 7.
In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly.
难以理解地,费解地
- 8.
In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly.
令人困惑地,使人糊涂地
- 9.
In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously.
不祥地,凶险地
- 10.
In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly.
病态地,阴森地
光线不足地,昏暗地；无光地；呈暗色地,黑黝黝地；以阴沉威胁的方式；不明显地,难以察觉地
In use
The basement was darkly lit, so we used our phones to find the way.
The old house stood darkly at the end of the lane, with no lights on.
He kept the room darkly shaded to protect the photographs from sunlight.
the river was sliding darkly under the mist
he stared darkly at her
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。
verb + darkly
darkly 置于动词后作方式状语，说明动作发生时周围光线很暗。
Connections
Collocations
- darkly lit
- 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。
- darkly colored
- 深色的
- The darkly colored berries are ripe.这些深色的浆果已经熟了。
- darkly stained
- 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。
- darkly wooded
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- darkly comic
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/).
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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