the gloam
gloam 为古语，现代英语中更常用 twilight 或 dusk。
The gloam settled over the valley.
薄暮笼罩着山谷。
<古>黄昏
the time of day immediately after sunset; dusk; twilight
黄昏；薄暮
the time of day immediately following sunset
We sat on the porch and watched the first stars appear in the gloam.
我们坐在门廊上，看着薄暮中第一颗星星出现。
用法提示：gloam作为名词，表示黄昏时分
The old cemetery looked eerie in the deep gloam of evening.
傍晚深深的暮色中，那座老墓地显得阴森。
用法提示：gloam作为名词，被形容词deep修饰，强调黄昏的深沉
During the summer solstice, the northern lands enjoy a prolonged gloam.
夏至期间，北方地区享受漫长的薄暮。
用法提示：gloam作为名词，被形容词prolonged修饰，指时长较长的黄昏
gloam 为古语，现代英语中更常用 twilight 或 dusk。
The gloam settled over the valley.
薄暮笼罩着山谷。
They walked in the gloam of the forest.
他们在森林的暮色中行走。
at gloam 用法较少见，通常用 at dusk。
At gloam, the church bells rang.
黄昏时分，教堂钟声响起。
grammar · medium
易错句子We went for a walk at the gloam.
正确表达We went for a walk in the gloam.
错误：使用介词 'at' 来描述黄昏时分是不自然的，正确的介词是 'in'。中文中常说 '在黄昏'，但英语中黄昏用 'in the gloam' 或 'at dusk'，但 'gloam' 通常与 'in' 连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子Gloam is my favorite time of day.
正确表达The gloam is my favorite time of day.
错误：'gloam' 作为名词时通常需要冠词 'the'，表示特定的黄昏时间段。中文没有冠词，容易忽略。
gloam 指黄昏，而 gloom 指昏暗或忧郁的情绪
gloam 是黄昏，而 glow 是持续的光辉
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