moonlit

moonlit — adjective

1. describes an outdoor area, view, or time of night that receives soft light from

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes an outdoor area, view, or time of night that receives soft light from the moon

例句

Tomás and Priya walked hand in hand along the moonlit beach.

collocation: moonlit + beach / path / landscape

The moonlit garden looked magical, with silver light on every flower.

attributive use: moonlit + garden

同義詞
  • starlit

    refers to light from stars rather than the moon; suggests a darker, more scattered light

  • moonlighted

    archaic or very rare; modern English uses 'moonlit' instead

反義詞
  • dark

    absence of any light, including moonlight

  • unlit

    not illuminated, regardless of the light source

文法句型

moonlit + noun

用法筆記

Frequently appears before a noun (attributive position) — a moonlit night, a moonlit path, moonlit water. Less common after linking verbs, though examples such as 'The field was moonlit' are grammatically acceptable.

常見錯誤

❌They sat by the moonlit.
✅They sat in the moonlight.
💡'Moonlit' is an adjective, not a noun; it must modify a following noun. Use the noun 'moonlight' when no noun is being described.