Old English deorcnysse, from dark + -ness. Figurative use is recorded from mid-14c. The 10c. Anglo-Saxon treatise on astronomy uses þeostrum for "darkness."
双语例句
1. The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.
灯熄了，屋里陷入一片漆黑。
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2. At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.
就在那时，博物馆陷入了一片漆黑。
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3. The baby was filled with alarm at the darkness and the noise.
在黑暗和嘈杂的声音中，婴儿饱受惊吓。
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4. We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness.
我们看见又有两只野猫在黑暗中悄悄向我们靠近。
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5. The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness.
