Word · Frequency #24301
inky
漆黑的；墨黑的
核心释义
of the color of black ink
- 1.
墨色的；漆黑的；深色的
Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
- 2.
溅有墨水的；沾有墨水的
Spattered or stained with ink.
墨色的；漆黑的；深色的；溅有墨水的；沾有墨水的；墨水的；给墨水弄污的；漆黑的
用法In use
After the streetlights went out, we were left in inky darkness.
用法提示：inky 是形容词，意为“漆黑的”，修饰 darkness，形容极暗的环境。
The diver descended into the inky water of the deep trench.
用法提示：形容词 inky 表示“墨黑的”，修饰 water，强调水色深黑。
Thunderclouds gathered above, turning the afternoon sky inky grey.
用法提示：这里 inky 作形容词，意为“墨灰色的”，与 grey 组合描述暗沉的天空颜色。
be + inky
作表语，描述某物颜色像墨水一样深黑。
The night sky was inky.
夜空漆黑一片。
inky + noun
作定语修饰名词，强调颜色极深、几乎全黑。
She stared into the inky darkness.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inky darkness
- 漆黑一片
- The cave was filled with an inky darkness.洞穴里一片漆黑。
- inky night
- 漆黑的夜晚
- The thief escaped under cover of the inky night.窃贼在漆黑夜晚的掩护下逃走了。
- inky liquid
- 墨黑的液体
- The flask contained an inky liquid.烧瓶里装着一种墨黑的液体。
- inky fingers
- 沾满墨水的手指
- He came home with inky fingers.他回家时手指上沾满了墨水。
- inky depths
- 墨黑的深处
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 inky 里有 ink（墨水）——墨水瓶打翻，染出的漆黑一团，就是 inky。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写夜色或很暗的环境、形容墨汁或黑色液体的颜色、文学作品中的色彩描写 通常形容像墨水一样深黑或很暗的颜色，多用于描写夜色、暗处或深色物体，比较常见于文学或书面描述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words spelled -inky (dinky, pinky, stinky) rhyme with inky, all ending /ɪŋki/. Words ending -nky such as funky, chunky, and monkey are lookalikes that sound different: their vowel is /ʌ/, not /ɪ/. Also avoid confusing inky with icky (/ˈɪki/), which lacks the /ŋ/ sound.
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