half-light
half-light — 名詞
1. a pale grey light that is too dim for clear vision, such as the light at sunrise
昏暗微光
光線昏暗、難以看清物體的狀態
a pale grey light that is too dim for clear vision, such as the light at sunrise, at sunset, or inside a poorly lit room
In the morning half-light, Aiko could see only the outlines of trees outside her window.
在清晨的微光中，Aiko 只能看見窗外樹木的輪廓。
phrase: 'in the half-light of [time/place]'
The photographer waited for the soft half-light of dusk before taking pictures of the bridge.
那位攝影師等待黃昏柔和的微光，才開始拍攝那座橋。
collocation: 'soft half-light of dusk'
In the half-light of the shuttered room, Javier could just make out the furniture shapes.
在窗板緊閉的房間的昏暗光線中，Javier 只能勉強辨認出家具的外形。
Kofi peered into the half-light of the basement, searching for the old suitcase.
Kofi 往地下室的昏暗光線中細看，尋找那隻舊行李箱。
- twilight
refers specifically to the time just after sunset; half-light can describe any dim space at any time
- dusk
names the time of day (evening), not the quality of light itself; half-light can occur at dawn or indoors
- gloom
has a stronger negative emotional tone (sadness, fear); half-light is more neutral
- semidarkness
more technical and less common in everyday speech; half-light is more poetic
- daylight
bright natural light that allows clear vision
- brightness
the quality of being full of light
文法句型
the half-light
in the half-light
half-light of [time/place]
用法筆記
This noun is uncountable and typically appears with the definite article ('the half-light'). It is most common in literary or descriptive writing to evoke a calm, mysterious, or slightly eerie atmosphere. The phrase 'in the half-light' is the most frequent grammatical pattern.