dark与darkness的区别

dark 作名词卖团迅的时候, 只中此能用在以下短语中:

(1) the dark : when there is no light, especially because the sun has gone down:
例句 : my childish fear of the dark
in the dark
例句 : I turned off the light and lay there in the dark.
例句 : We stood outside in the pitch dark (=when there is no light at all).

(2) after/before/until dark = after, before, or until the sun goes down at night:
I want you home before dark.

(3) in the dark = knowing nothing about something important, because you have not been told about it:
例句 : We're in the dark just as much as you are.

darkness 做名词用在以下三种或基情况

(1) when there is no light:
例句 : the long hours of darkness during winter
in darkness
例句 : The lamp suddenly went out, leaving us in darkness.
total/pitch/complete darkness
例句 : The room was in total darkness.
例句 : We lit our campfire as darkness fell (=it became night).
例句 : He stared out the window at the gathering darkness (=the night slowly coming).

(2) evil or the devil:
例句 : His smooth manner covered a heart of darkness.
the forces/powers of darkness (=the devil or evil people)

(3) the dark quality of a colour:
例句 : the darkness of the lenses

dark是形容词,Darkness是名词

dark 形容词 黑暗的darkness 名词 黑暗

dark是形容词：黑暗的，暗的darkness是名词形式，