Dictionary entry
total darkness
noun
完全黑暗；漆黑
total darkness
- 1.
total absence of light
In use
When the power went out, the whole house was in total darkness.
Total darkness in the forest made it impossible to see the path.
She could not stand total darkness, so she always slept with a small light on.
in total darkness
The room was in total darkness.
房间里一片漆黑。
total darkness + verb
动词常为表示降临、笼罩等意义的词。
Total darkness fell upon the forest.
完全的黑暗降临在森林上。
the total darkness of + noun
He was afraid of the total darkness of the cave.
他害怕洞穴的完全黑暗。
Common mistakes
He was afraid of total dark.He was afraid of total darkness.
“dark”是形容词，而这里需要名词形式“darkness”来表示“黑暗”的状态。
He saw total black outside.He saw total darkness outside.
“black”作为名词常指黑色或黑色的物体，而“darkness”才表示“黑暗”这一抽象状态，更符合语境。
Connections
Confusing words
- complete darkness
- 完全黑暗 · total darkness 强调无任何光线，常指绝对黑暗；complete darkness 更中性，指黑暗状态全部覆盖，可能允许微量光感。
- pitch darkness
- 漆黑 · total darkness 是中性描述；pitch darkness 更形象，常用于口语或文学，强调极黑如沥青。
- utter darkness
- 彻底黑暗 · total darkness 是客观事实；utter darkness 带有主观强调，常表达绝望或恐惧感。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.