blackness

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n. 黑, 黑色, 邪恶 [化] 黑度

发音

US /ˈblæknəs/
其它

词形变化

blacknesses 复数 blacknesses

别名

Blackness blacknesse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state or quality of being black in colour.

    不可数

    The blackness of outer space comes from the lack of anything to reflect light rather than the absence of light.

  2. 2.

    Any space that such colour pervades.

    不可数

    Out of the blackness came some flickers of light.

  3. 3.

    Darkness, gloominess; depression.

    比喻 不可数
  4. 4.

    The quality of being evil or dismal.

    比喻 不可数
  5. 5.

    The state of being of African descent.

    不可数
  6. 6.

    The experiences and culture of African-American people.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

black inkiness lightlessness pitch-blackness

上位词 2

dark darkness

下位词 4

sable ebony coal black jet-black

相关短语

political blackness pitch blackness [网络] 漆黑 pitch-blackness

词源

Inherited from Middle English blaknesse, equivalent to black + -ness. Sense 5 most likely both originated from the masque The Masque of Blackness by Ben Jonson and later changed to its current positive sense.

来源：wiktionary