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单词 Stygian
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Definition of Stygian in English:

Stygian

adjective ˈstɪdʒɪənˈstɪdʒiən
  • 1Relating to the River Styx in Greek mythology.

    (与)冥河(有关)的

    1. 1.1literary Very dark.
      〈诗/文〉极黑暗的,黑洞洞的
      the Stygian crypt

      黑洞洞的地窖。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The star-nosed mole, operating in the Stygian darkness of its burrow, can detect the presence of a tasty tidbit, such as an insect larva or tiny worm.
      • The darkness of their hearts is infinite, Stygian - black as an adder, or Hitler's mustachios.
      • The gleaming steel catches the sunlight, casting a play of sparkling reflections and shadows into the Stygian, subterranean depths.
      • Shall thou, unburied, view the Stygian waters and the Furies' strong river, and unbidden draw near the bank?
      • Light is drawn down into the bowels of this Stygian labyrinth through a series of vertical shafts that extend upwards to a plateau-like terrace wedged into the hillside at roof level.
      Synonyms
      dark, black, pitch-black, pitch-dark, inky, sooty, dusky, dim, murky, shadowy, unlit
      gloomy, sombre, dismal, dreary, hellish, infernal, Hadean
      literary crepuscular, tenebrous, Cimmerian, Tartarean, caliginous

Rhymes

callipygian, Cantabrigian, Phrygian

Definition of Stygian in US English:

Stygian

adjectiveˈstɪdʒiənˈstijēən
  • 1Relating to the Styx River.

    (与)冥河(有关)的

    1. 1.1literary Very dark.
      〈诗/文〉极黑暗的,黑洞洞的
      the Stygian crypt

      黑洞洞的地窖。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The darkness of their hearts is infinite, Stygian - black as an adder, or Hitler's mustachios.
      • Shall thou, unburied, view the Stygian waters and the Furies' strong river, and unbidden draw near the bank?
      • The gleaming steel catches the sunlight, casting a play of sparkling reflections and shadows into the Stygian, subterranean depths.
      • Light is drawn down into the bowels of this Stygian labyrinth through a series of vertical shafts that extend upwards to a plateau-like terrace wedged into the hillside at roof level.
      • The star-nosed mole, operating in the Stygian darkness of its burrow, can detect the presence of a tasty tidbit, such as an insect larva or tiny worm.
      Synonyms
      dark, black, pitch-black, pitch-dark, inky, sooty, dusky, dim, murky, shadowy, unlit
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