starlit

IPA/ˈstɑːlɪt/
KK[stˈɑrlɪt]IPA/ˈstɑːrlɪt/

starlit — adjective

  • starlitpositive
  • more starlitcomparative
  • most starlitsuperlative

1. brightened or made visible by light coming from stars in the night sky — used to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

brightened or made visible by light coming from stars in the night sky — used to describe outdoor scenes, landscapes, or the sky itself when stars provide the main source of illumination.

例句

The hikers followed a starlit path back to their cabin after the moon set.

attributive use before a noun: starlit path

Wei sat on the cabin roof, sketching the starlit outline of the mountains.

同義詞
  • starry

    focuses on the number or brightness of visible stars, not necessarily on the quality of light reaching the ground

反義詞
  • dark

    completely without light, often suggesting cloud cover or an overcast night

  • moonlit

    illuminated by the moon rather than by stars

文法句型

starlit + noun

用法筆記

Almost always placed before a noun (attributive use). Common in descriptive and literary writing; less frequent in everyday conversation. Compare with 'starry', which describes a sky full of visible stars regardless of the amount of light they produce.

常見錯誤

❌We walked under a starlit sky full of clouds.
✅We walked under a starry sky full of clouds.
💡'starlit' implies that starlight is actually reaching the ground; if clouds block the starlight, use 'starry' to describe the number of stars instead.
❌The room felt starlit because of the lamp.
✅The room felt dimly lit because of the lamp.
💡'starlit' only refers to light from real stars in the night sky, not any artificial light source.