“在黑暗中”常见的英文表达有 in the dark 或 in darkness,具体使用可根据语境和表达习惯选择:
in the dark:更常用,尤其在口语和日常表达中,可表示“在黑暗中”的物理状态,也可引申为“对某事一无所知;蒙在鼓里”。例如:
The room was in the dark except for a faint glow from the window.(除了从窗户透进来的一丝微光,房间里一片漆黑。)
I've been kept in the dark about the project details.(我对这个项目的细节一无所知。)
in darkness:更强调纯粹的“在黑暗中”这一状态,书面语中用得较多。例如:
The explorers were forced to camp in darkness when their flashlights died.(探险者的手电筒没电了,他们不得不在黑暗中扎营。)