twilight
名詞
定義 twilight 名詞
time(時間)
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
The time of day immediately before nightfall, characterized by fading light.
黃昏時刻；薄暮時分
In the twilight, I could see a figure in the distance.
在黃昏時分，我可以看到遠處有一個身影。
As twilight approached, the city began to light up.
當黃昏來臨時，城市開始亮起燈光。
They arrived at the beach at twilight, enjoying a peaceful moment.
他們在黃昏時到達海灘，享受寧靜的時刻。
片語 twilight 名詞
- the twilight of something
The final stage or declining period of something.
晚期（衰退階段）
• In the twilight of that empire, society was turbulent.
在那個帝國的衰落時期，社會動盪不安。
形容詞
定義 twilight 形容詞
Describing a precarious and often illegal or immoral way of life that exists on the fringes of mainstream society.
（生活）處於社會邊緣的；不穩定的
He was tired of his twilight existence on the fringes of society and longed for a new start.
他厭倦了在社會邊緣的邊緣生活，渴望有一個新的開始。
Certain areas of the city, known for crime and poverty, are where people often lead a twilight existence.
這個城市以犯罪和貧困聞名的某些地區，人們經常過著邊緣生活。
She found herself in a twilight world of uncertainty and insecurity.
她發現自己處在一個不確定和不安全的邊緣世界中。
成語
- twilight years
The final period of someone's life, typically referring to old age.
暮年
• Many people choose to retire and enjoy life during their twilight years.
許多人選擇在他們的晚年退休並享受生活。
- twilight zone
A transitional or ambiguous state where two distinct ways of life or states of existence meet.
模棱兩可地帶，黑白不分地帶
• She found herself in the twilight zone between adolescence and adulthood, not quite a child, and not yet fully an adult.
她發現自己處在青少年和成年之間的模糊地帶，既不完全像個孩子，也尚未完全成為成年人。