中文词源
tenebrous 黑暗的
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.
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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.
- 2. Darting, one never knows where, their tenebrous orbs.
- 阴森森的眼珠不知道盯着什么地方.