stygian
UK/'stidʒiәn/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Extremely dark, gloomy, or hellish; relating to the underworld
阴森的，幽暗的；地狱般的
Root Breakdown
Eponymstygianother
=stygian
Common Collocations
- 1.stygian darkness幽冥般的黑暗
- 2.stygian depths阴森的深渊
- 3.[stygian gloom]阴郁的黑暗
- 4.[stygian abyss]地狱般的深渊
Example Sentences
- 1.
The explorers descended into the stygian depths of the unmapped cave system.
- 2.
A stygian darkness fell over the city when the power grid completely failed.