• adj. 黑暗的；陰暗的；晦澀的

來自拉丁語 tenebrosus,黑暗的，來自 tenebrae,黑暗，來自 PIE*teme,黑暗的，詞源同 temerity. 字母 m,n 音變，比較 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.

走過兩扇門,黑洞洞的幽暗中顯現(xiàn)出注目的題目.

來自辭典例句

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

陰森森的眼珠不知道盯著什么地方.

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