starlit

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

starlit — 形容詞

  • 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

星光映照

夜空中的星星照亮地面景物

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.

月亮下山後，登山者沿著星光映照的小路走回他們的小木屋。

attributive use before a noun: starlit path

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

Wei 坐在小屋屋頂上，描繪星光映照的山脈輪廓。

常見搭配
  • starlit sky
  • starlit night
  • starlit path
  • starlit scene
  • starlit landscape
  • starlit roof
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.

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常見搭配

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常用片語

  • starlit canopy
  • starlit darkness

介系詞搭配

  • under (a starlit sky)
  • on (a starlit night)
  • in (the starlit darkness)