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crepuscular (adj.)
[crepuscular 词源字典]
figurative use from 1660s; literal use from 1755, from Latin
crepusculum
"twilight, dusk," from
creper
"dusky," which is of unknown origin. Especially of evening twilight.
[crepuscular etymology, crepuscular origin, 英语词源]