tenebrous

• adj. 黑暗的；阴暗的；晦涩的

来自拉丁语 tenebrosus,黑暗的，来自 tenebrae,黑暗，来自 PIE*teme,黑暗的，词源同 temerity. 字母 m,n 音变，比较 tempt,tentative.

tenebrous (adj.)

"full of darkness," late 15c., from Old French tenebros "dark, gloomy" (11c., Modern French ténébreux), from Latin tenebrosus "dark," from tenebrae "darkness" (see temerity). Related: Tenebrosity.

1. Two doors along , a rubric stood out from the tenebrous gloom.

走过两扇门,黑洞洞的幽暗中显现出注目的题目.

来自辞典例句

2. Darting, one never knows where, their tenebrous orbs.

阴森森的眼珠不知道盯着什么地方.

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