English Dictionary

dark

IPA（発音記号）

/dɑɹk/

形容詞

光源 有色人種 時間表現 所有格

(of a source of light) Extinguished. / Deprived of sight; blind.

日本語の意味

（光源に関して）消えた、または消灯している状態 / 暗く、視界が失われた、または目が見えない状態

When the power failed, the street went dark, and we stumbled toward the faint glow of a single porch light.

停電が起きると通りの明かりが消え、私たちはかろうじて見える一つの玄関灯の淡い光へとよろよろと進んだ。

意味（1）

(of a source of light) Extinguished.

Dark signals should be treated as all-way stop signs.

意味（2）

Deprived of sight; blind.

He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years.

意味（3）

Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.

意味（4）

(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

my sister's hair is darker than mine; her skin grew dark with a suntan

意味（5）

Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.

What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?

意味（6）

Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.

Meantime we shall express our darker purpose

意味（7）

Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.

a dark villain; a dark deed

意味（8）

Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.

the Great Depression was a dark time; the film was a dark psychological thriller

意味（9）

(of a time period) Lacking progress in science or the arts.

The age wherein he lived was dark, but he Could not want light who taught the world to see.

意味（10）

Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.

September 11, 2001, the day when four terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, is often referred to as America's dark day.

意味（11）

With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.

The ending of this book is rather dark.

意味（12）

(broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.

darker （ comparative ）

darkest （ superlative ）