黑夜

• 拼音: hēi yè
• 汉字拆解: 黑 = 里 + 火 (bottom), representing soot from fire, meaning black; 夜 = 亠 + 亻 + 夕, meaning night

含义

Night; dark night; darkness. The time when there is no sunlight.

More literary and emphatic than 晚上 (evening) or 夜晚 (night). Often used to convey atmosphere, fear, or contrast with light/day. Common collocations: 漫漫黑夜 (long dark night), 黑夜降临 (night falls). Used metaphorically for difficult times.

例句

1. 黑夜再漫长，终究会迎来黎明的曙光。
2. 他独自一人走在空无一人的街道上，黑夜显得格外寂静。
3. 城市的霓虹灯把黑夜照得如同白昼一般明亮。

用法指南

语境: literature, mood, metaphor

语气: atmospheric

正确说法

• 黑夜给了我黑色的眼睛。(The dark night gave me dark eyes. — famous poem line)
• 黑夜来临了。(Night has fallen.)

错误说法

• 日常对话用黑夜 (In everyday conversation, use 晚上 or 夜里 instead of the more literary 黑夜)

起源与历史

Compound of 黑 (black, dark) + 夜 (night). Emphasizes the darkness of night.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal