Word · Frequency #23953
starlight
星光
the light of the stars
- 1.
Light emitted from stars.
星光；恒星发出的光
- 2.
the light of the stars
星光
星光；恒星发出的光
In use
We sat on the hill and watched the stars, enjoying the soft starlight.
The path was barely visible in the starlight, so we walked carefully.
The sky was clear, and the lake reflected the bright starlight.
by starlight
“by starlight”表示方式，意为“依靠/借助星光”。starlight 在此通常不加冠词。
They found their way home by starlight.
他们借着星光找到了回家的路。
in the starlight
“in the starlight”指“在星光下”，常用来描写景物或环境。
The lake shimmered in the starlight.
湖面在星光下闪闪发光。
there be enough starlight to do sth
starlight 是不可数名词，there be 句型中谓语动词用单数。
There was enough starlight to read the sign.
有足够的星光可以看清那块标牌。
Common mistakes
I saw a starlight in the clear night.I saw starlight in the clear night.
starlight 表示“星光”时是不可数名词，前面不能直接用不定冠词 a。
The starlights are very bright tonight.The stars are very bright tonight.
starlight 指星星发出的“光”，而不是星星本身；要说“星星明亮”应用 stars。
The night sky is starlight.The night sky is starlit.
starlight 是名词，不能作表语形容词；表达“布满星光/被星光映照”要用 starlit。
Connections
Collocations
- under the starlight
- 在星光下
- We walked home under the starlight.我们在星光下走回家。
- starlight night
- 星光之夜
- It was a clear starlight night.那是一个晴朗的星光之夜。
- soft starlight
- 柔和的星光
- The garden was lit by soft starlight.花园被柔和的星光照亮。
- starlight on the water
- 水面上的星光
- We watched the starlight on the lake.我们看着湖面上的星光。
- pale starlight
- 暗淡的星光
- Pale starlight filtered through the trees.暗淡的星光透过树林洒下。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
star（星）+ light（光）拼在一起就是starlight，想象夜晚抬头看到星星发出的光。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary description、everyday speech 该词通常用于诗歌或文学描写，在日常口语中也并不少见，但语气偏柔和或带有浪漫色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 starlight 的第二音节 /laɪt/ 押韵：night /naɪt/, bright /braɪt/, right /raɪt/, sight /saɪt/, flight /flaɪt/, delight /dɪˈlaɪt/。注意：starlit /ˈstɑrlɪt/ 拼写相近，但读音是短音 /ɪ/，与 /aɪ/ 不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.