Word · Frequency #12555
dimly
/ˈdɪmli/
adverb
朦胧地；不清楚地；隐约地
In a dim or indistinct manner; not clearly.
- 1.
In a dim manner; not clearly.
昏暗地；不清楚地。
- 2.
in a dim indistinct manner
模糊地
- 3.
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
黯然无趣地
- 4.
with a dim light
光线昏暗地
昏暗地；灯光暗淡地；无精打采地；缺乏活力地；昏暗地；不清楚地。；模糊地；黯然无趣地
In use
The room was dimly lit by a single candle.
I dimly remember meeting her at a party years ago.
Through the fog, we could dimly see the outline of a ship.
we perceived the change only dimly
a dimly lit room
dimly + past participle
The hallway was dimly lit by a single bulb.
走廊被一个灯泡朦胧地照亮。
verb + dimly
The stars shone dimly through the clouds.
星星透过云层朦胧地闪烁。
Connections
Collocations
- dimly lit
- 灯光昏暗的；光线微弱的
- The room was dimly lit by a single candle.房间里只有一支蜡烛，光线昏暗。
- dimly remembered
- 隐约记得的；记忆模糊的
- She had a dimly remembered dream about the sea.她隐约记得一个关于大海的梦。
- dimly aware
- 隐约意识到；模糊地察觉到
- He was dimly aware that someone was watching him.他隐约意识到有人在看着他。
- dimly visible
- 隐约可见的；昏暗光线中勉强可见的
- The mountains were dimly visible through the mist.透过薄雾，群山隐约可见。
- dimly perceived
- 隐约感知到的；模糊理解的
- The truth was dimly perceived by the public.公众只是隐约感知到了真相。
- glow dimly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dim（昏暗）加ly：光线暗得看不清，因此是‘朦胧地、隐约地、昏暗地’。记住dim就是暗。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写光线昏暗的环境、表达记忆或感知模糊 dimly 多用于书面语或较正式的描述中，常搭配 lit、remember、see 等词，表示光线昏暗或记忆、感知模糊；在口语中较少单独使用，而是更常出现在固定搭配里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 dimly (/ˈdɪmli/) 押韵的是 slimly、grimly、trimly、primly，重读音节元音同为 /ɪ/ 且以 /mli/ 结尾。注意形似词 simply (/ˈsɪmpli/) 和 timely (/ˈtaɪmli/) 发音不同：simply 以 /pli/ 结尾，timely 的元音是 /aɪ/，它们都不与 dimly 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.