English-Thai Dictionary

twilight

N ช่วงเวลา สุดท้าย  chung-we-la-sud-tai

 

twilight

N ช่วงเวลา หลังจาก พระอาทิตย์ ตก หรือ ก่อน ฟ้าสาง  chung-we-la-lang-jak-pare-ar-tid-tok

 

twilight

N แสง ของ ดวงอาทิตย์ข ณะที่ จะ ลับ จาก ขอบฟ้า  sang-kong-duang-ar-tid-ka-na-ja-lab-kob-fa

 

twilight zone

N สภาวะ ก้ำกึ่ง  เขต สลัวๆ  sa-pa-wa-kam-kung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TWILIGHT

n. 1. The faint light which is reflected upon the earth after sunset and before sunrise; crepuscular light. In latitudes remote from the equator, the twilight is of much longer duration than at and near the equator.
2. Dubious or uncertain view; as the twilight or probability.

 

TWILIGHT

a.Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; shaded. O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves.
1. Seen or done by twilight.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TWILIGHT

Twi "light `, n. Etym: [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice ) + leóht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See Light. ]

 

1. The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18º below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

 

2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed. As when the sun. .. from behind the moon, In dim eclipse. disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. The twilight of probability. Locke.

 

TWILIGHT

TWILIGHT Twi "light `, a.

 

1. Seen or done by twilight. Milton.

 

2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure. O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

twilight

twi light |ˈtwīˌlīt ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt | ▶noun 1 the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the refraction and scattering of the sun's rays from the atmosphere. • the period of the evening during which this takes place, between daylight and darkness: a pleasant walk in the woods at twilight. 2 [ in sing. ] a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline: he was in the twilight of his career | [ as modifier ] : a twilight world of secrecy. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English twi- ‘two ’ (used in an obscure sense in this compound ) + light 1 .

 

twilight home

twi |light home ▶noun a residential home for elderly people.

 

twilight of the gods

twi light of the gods Scandinavian & Germanic Mythology the destruction of the gods and the world in a final conflict with the powers of evil. Also called Götterdämmerung, Ragnarök. ORIGIN translating Icelandic ragna rökr (see Ragnarök ).

 

twilight sleep

twi light sleep ▶noun Medicine a state of partial narcosis or stupor without total loss of consciousness, in particular a state induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, formerly popular for use during childbirth.

 

twilight zone

twi light zone ▶noun 1 a conceptual area that is undefined or intermediate: the twilight zone between the middle and working classes. • a sphere of experience that appears sinister or dangerous because of its uncertainty, unpredictability, or ambiguity: they languish in a twilight zone of unemployment and despair. 2 the lowest level of the ocean to which light can penetrate.

 

Oxford Dictionary

twilight

twilight |ˈtwʌɪlʌɪt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere. • the period of the evening during which this takes place, between daylight and darkness: a pleasant walk in the woods at twilight. 2 [ in sing. ] a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline: he was in the twilight of his career | [ as modifier ] : a twilight world of secrecy. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English twi- ‘two ’ (used in an obscure sense in this compound ) + light 1 .

 

twilight home

twi |light home ▶noun a residential home for elderly people.

 

twilight of the gods

twilight of the gods Scandinavian & Germanic Mythology the destruction of the gods and the world in a final conflict with the powers of evil. Also called Götterdämmerung, Ragnarök. ORIGIN translating Icelandic ragna rökr (see Ragnarök ).

 

twilight sleep

twi |light sleep ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a state of partial narcosis or stupor without total loss of consciousness, in particular a state induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, formerly popular for use during childbirth.

 

twilight zone

twi |light zone ▶noun 1 a situation or conceptual area that is characterized by being undefined, intermediate, or mysterious: the twilight zone between the middle and working classes. 2 an urban area in a state of dilapidation or economic decline. 3 the lowest level of the ocean to which light can penetrate.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

twilight

twilight noun 1 we arrived at twilight: dusk, sunset, sundown, nightfall, evening, close of day, day's end; literary eventide, gloaming. ANTONYMS dawn, daybreak. 2 it was scarcely visible in the twilight: half-light, semidarkness, gloom. 3 the twilight of his career: decline, waning, ebb; autumn, final years, tail end. ANTONYMS dawn, peak, height. ▶adjective a twilight world: shadowy, dark, shady, dim, gloomy, obscure, crepuscular, twilit. WORD LINKS crepuscular resembling or relating to twilight Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

twilight

twilight noun 1 we reached the village by twilight: dusk, early evening, evening, close of day; sunset, sundown, nightfall; literary eventide, the gloaming; rare owl light, crepuscule, crepuscle, evenfall. ANTONYMS dawn, daybreak. 2 it was scarcely visible in the evening twilight: half-light, semi-darkness, dimness, gloom. 3 he was approaching the twilight of his career: decline, waning, downturn, ebb; autumn, final years, closing years, last years. ANTONYMS peak, height. ▶adjective a twilight world: shadowy, dark, twilit, shady, dim, gloomy, obscure; literary darkling, darksome, crepuscular. WORD LINKS twilight crepuscular relating to twilight Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

twilight

twi light /twáɪlàɪt /〖twi (2つの )light (光 )〗名詞 U 1 (日の出前 日没後の )薄明かり ; 微光 .2 たそがれ (時 ), 薄暮 (dusk )▸ at twilight たそがれ時に .3 〖the ～〗衰退期 ;黎明 （れいめい ）期 ▸ in the twilight of life 人生のたそがれ時に .4 ぼんやり [もうろう ]とした状態 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗たそがれ (時 )の ; ぼんやりした, もうろうたる .T -̀ of the G ó ds 〖the ～〗〘北欧神話 〙神々の黄昏 （たそがれ ） 〘神々と巨人族との最終的決戦の結果としての世界の終焉 （しゆうえん ）〙.～́ sl è ep 〘医 〙半麻酔状態 .～́ y è ars 〖one's ～〗晩年 .～́ z ò ne 1 中間的な状態 [空間, 領域 ].2 (市の )商業地区の周辺部 .3 弱光 [薄光 ]層 〘海中で光が到達する最も深い層 〙.