
好词典

源自中古英语 'derkest',是 'dark' 的最高级形式,'dark' 本身源自古英语 'deorc',意为缺乏光亮或颜色深。
❶ 指颜色、光线或环境中最暗的,表示极度缺乏光亮或颜色深沉到极点。
“This is the darkest shade of blue we have.”
(这是我们有的最深的蓝色。)
“The darkest hour is just before the dawn.”
(最黑暗的时刻就在黎明之前。)
❶ 比喻性的用法,指最糟糕、最困难或最令人不安的情况或时期。
“That was the darkest period of his life.”
(那是他生命中最黑暗的时期。)
“The novel explores the darkest aspects of human nature.”
(这部小说探讨了人性最黑暗的方面。)
the darkest before the dawn — 指情况在好转之前往往会变得最糟糕,常用于鼓励人们在困难时期保持希望。
“Don't give up now; it's always the darkest before the dawn.”
(现在不要放弃,黎明前总是最黑暗的。)