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Sty·gi·an /ˈstɪdʒiən/ adjective [usually before noun] literary DARKunpleasantly dark, and making you feel nervous or afraid 阴暗的；阴森森的 the Stygian gloom 阴森黑暗Examples from the CorpusStygian• Stygian caverns• No green flash, nothing, and the sky above fading from blue through green to the beginning of Stygian darkness.• She lowered her head and entered the Stygian darkness.• We navigated the Stygian gloom of the corridor arm in arm like a quaint, old-fashioned couple.Origin Stygian (1500-1600) Latin stygius, from Greek, from Styx river in ancient Greek stories which people cross over when they dieSty·gi·an adjectiveChineseSyllable afraid Corpus unpleasantly dark, nervous and you making or feel |