twilight學測 L6KK [ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt] | /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/
黃昏;暮色微光·暮色的;微光的·衰退期;末期
學測愛考,黃昏與衰退兩義常混淆
As twilight fell, the sky above the night market turned soft pink and purple.
暮色降臨時,夜市上空的天空染上柔和的粉紫色。
一個畫面:落日後的微光
日落太陽沉到地平線下
天空微光光線微弱,尚未全黑
盛況漸弱巔峰已過,光芒漸淡
義項
黃昏微光C1noun黃昏;暮色微光
Every evening, the sky turns soft pink and purple during twilight.
每天傍晚,天空在暮色中染上柔和的粉紅與紫色。
at twilightthe twilight sky
暮色氛圍B2adjective暮色的;微光的
We took a quiet twilight walk along the river.
我們沿著河邊,享受了一段安靜的暮色散步。
a twilight walktwilight hours
盛極而衰B2noun衰退期;末期
By his last season, the player was already in the twilight of his career.
到了最後一季,這位球員已經處於他運動生涯的衰退期。
the twilight of one's careertwilight years
片語
twilight zone灰色地帶 →曖昧不明的中間地帶
the twilight of巔峰已過 →全盛期已過的末期
twilight hours黃昏時分 →太陽下山後的時段
你會不會這樣說?
'By his last season, the player was already in the twilight of his career.' 這裡的 twilight 最接近哪個意思?(A) 黃昏微光 (B) 暮色的(形容詞) (C) 衰退期
看答案
(C)
此處指巔峰已過的階段,對應「衰退期」義項,而非字面上的黃昏光線。
Twilight 指的是太陽完全下山、天色全黑之後的時段。(對/錯)
看答案
錯
Twilight 指日落後天空仍有微光的過渡時段,並非全黑之後。
字族
twilit 暮色籠罩的