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starlight

UK //ˈstɑː.laɪt//US //ˈstɑːr.laɪt//

词源

源自中古英语 'sterre'(星星)和 'light'(光),组合而成。

noun

❶ 星光,指夜晚天空中星星发出的微弱光芒,常用来形容浪漫或神秘的氛围。

“We walked along the beach under the soft starlight.”

(我们在柔和的星光下沿着海滩散步。)

“The room was lit only by the faint starlight coming through the window.”

(房间里只有从窗户透进来的微弱星光照明。)

同义词:star glow, celestial light, night light

常见短语

by starlight — 在星光下,形容在夜晚星星的光芒中进行某种活动。

“They danced by starlight on the rooftop.”

(他们在屋顶的星光下跳舞。)