twilight
gb/twˈaɪlˌaɪt/ us/twˈaɪlˌaɪt/
B1
İngilizce
~ 4100
szürkület, alkonyévek, alkonyát éli
İSIM
B1
1
szürkület
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[something] happens in the twilight
We took a walk in the cool twilight.
Sétáltunk egyet a hűvös szürkületben.
The mountains looked beautiful in the twilight glow.
A hegyek gyönyörűek voltak a szürkületi fényben.
Bats began to appear as twilight deepened.
In the twilight, the city lights started to shine.
They sat on the porch watching the twilight fade into night.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I like to read in the twilight.
Szeretek szürkületben olvasni.
We saw deer in the field at twilight.
Szarvasokat láttunk a mezőn szürkületkor.
Twilight comes after the sun goes down.
The sky is pink in the twilight.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twilight' with 'sunset'. Sunset is the moment when the sun disappears, while twilight is the period of dim light afterward (or before sunrise).
Anlam
Light after sunset or before sunrise
Eşdizimler
in the twilight
|twilight hours
|twilight sky
|twilight glow
Eş anlamlılar
dusk (Refers specifically to the period just after sunset, whereas 'twilight' can also include dawn.)
|
gloaming (A literary synonym for twilight, less common in everyday speech.)
Zıt anlamlılar
daylight (The bright light of day, opposite to the dim light of twilight.)
|
midnight (The darkest part of night, contrasting with twilight's faint light.)
Konular
nature
|time
|daily life
|weather
Tanım
The weak light in the sky just after the sun goes down or just before it comes up.
The soft, faint light in the sky when the sun is just below the horizon, occurring after sunset or before sunrise.
İSIM
B2
LITERARY
2
alkonyévek
C1
alkonyát éli
C1
Kullanım kalıbı:
the twilight of [something]
He spent his twilight years writing memoirs.
Alkonyéveit emlékiratai megírásával töltötte.
The empire was in its twilight, soon to fall.
A birodalom az alkonyát élte, és hamarosan elbukott.
She found peace in the twilight of her life.
In the twilight of his career, he mentored young artists.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He is happy in his twilight years.
Boldogan éli alkonyéveit.
The building is old and in its twilight.
Az épület öreg, és már az alkonyát éli.
She works less now in the twilight of her career.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may take this figurative meaning literally as a time of day; context usually makes it clear it refers to a later stage in life or history.
Anlam
Final stage before ending
Eşdizimler
twilight years
|twilight of his career
|in the twilight of her life
Eş anlamlılar
sunset (Can be used metaphorically for decline, similar to 'twilight', but more poetic.)
|
decline (A more direct and less poetic term for a gradual loss of strength or importance.)
Zıt anlamlılar
prime (Refers to the period of greatest strength or success, opposite to twilight's late stage.)
Konular
life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
The last period of someone's life or of something's time before it ends.
The last part of a person's life, career, or existence of something, often suggesting decline before ending.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
twilight
IPA
GB/twˈaɪlˌaɪt/
US/twˈaɪlˌaɪt/
Heceler ve vurgu
twi - light (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (twi)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: twilight
- Plural: twilight, twilights
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
in the twilight of [something]
1/ˈɪn ðə twˈaɪlˌaɪt əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
literary
Final stage before end
At the last part of something before it ends, like a career or era.
Örnekler
- He wrote his best work in the twilight of his career.
- The kingdom fell in the twilight of its power.
twilight years
1/twˈaɪlˌaɪt jˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
Later years of life
The last years of a person's life, usually after retirement.
Örnekler
- They moved to a small town for their twilight years.
- She enjoys gardening in her twilight years.