Word · Frequency #9876
Fully loadedtwilights
黄昏；薄暮
twilights is the plural of twilight.
核心释义
尤指日落后的暮色时段；也可指日出前的黎明。
the period between daylight and darkness, especially the time after sunset when the sky is only partly dark; dusk
- 1.
日出前及(尤其是)日落后天空中的柔和光线,由太阳直射大气及其在地球上的反射产生。
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
- 2.
黄昏
the time of day immediately following sunset
- 3.
该光线可见的时间；白昼与黑暗之间的时段。
The time when said light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
- 4.
暮色
the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
- 5.
任何可借以看见物体的微弱光线。
Any faint light through which something is seen.
- 6.
衰落期
a condition of decline following successes
- 7.
曙暮光；暮光；衰退期；没落期；中间状态；模糊状态；微光；暗淡的光；日出前及(尤其是)日落后天空中的柔和光线,由太阳直射大气及其在地球上的反射产生。
用法In use
We sat on the porch watching the colors of the twilight fade.
用法提示：twilight 在这句中作不可数名词，指日落后天空的暮光。
The streetlights came on as twilight fell over the city.
用法提示：此处 twilight 作名词，表示“暮色、黄昏”这一时段。
She liked to take a walk in the twilight before dinner.
用法提示：twilight 作名词，在介词 in 后指“黄昏时分”。
he loved the twilight
in the twilight of the empire
at twilight
表示在黄昏时分。
The birds return to their nests at twilight.
黄昏时鸟归巢。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- twilight zone
- 模糊地带，边缘区域
- He found himself in a twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness.他发现自己处于半睡半醒的模糊地带。
- twilight years
- 晚年，暮年
- She spent her twilight years writing memoirs.她在晚年撰写回忆录。
- twilight hours
- 黄昏时刻
- The park is most beautiful during the twilight hours.公园在黄昏时刻最美。
- twilight sky
- 暮色天空
- The twilight sky was painted in shades of orange and purple.暮色天空被染成了橙色和紫色的色调。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
黄昏是白天与黑夜的‘两光’交替，twilight 可拆解为‘twi’（双）和‘light’（光），想象天空同时拥有日光与月光。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：黄昏时分、暮色、衰落期 该词通常用于描述日落后的时段或柔和的余晖，也可比喻某种状态或时期的衰落。在文学作品中较常见，日常口语中也可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，但可指特定的黄昏时段
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /aɪt/ and share the spelling '-ight', rhyming with the ending of 'twilight'. Note: 'twilight' begins with /tw/, not present in these words. Words like 'twice' (/twaɪs/) look similar but differ in the final consonant.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.