smuggler's moon

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A moon that emits only dim light.
    — On this hot, humid night, the moon, a smuggler's moon, rose like a giant orange ball from the swamp.
  2. Synonym of dark moon.
    — It was that one time of the month when the moon turned coward and its back was all one could see. A smuggler's moon.

词源

So named because a smuggler at nighttime can pass by undetected or unnoticed due to the dim light.
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