dusk和twilight的区别？？意思 用法 感情色彩 等等细微的差别 谢谢！

dusk means the time before night when it si not yet dark;
while twilight refers to the very period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening. so we can say dusk is somewhat longer than twilight.

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dusk

n.
The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening.

adj.
Tending to darkness; dusky.

n
1. twilight or the darker part of twilight
2. Poetic gloom; shade

adj
Poetic shady; gloomy

vb
Poetic to make or become dark

intr. & tr.v.
dusked, dusk·ing, dusks
To become or make dark or dusky.

a. The diffused light from the sky during the early evening or early morning when the sun is below the horizon and its light is refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
b. The time of the day when the sun is just below the horizon, especially the period between sunset and dark.
2. Dim or diffused illumination.
3. A period or condition of decline following growth, glory, or success: in the twilight of his life.
4. A state of ambiguity or obscurity.

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