dark years

language: zh

definitions

  1. A period of time characterized by hardship, suffering, misery, or oppression.
    zh: 黑暗岁月
  2. A period marked by a lack of knowledge, progress, or enlightenment.
    zh: 蒙昧时期

examples

  1. The seeds of the Zhou Dynasty's rise had been planted during those dark years of imprisonment.

    周朝崛起的种子是在那些黑暗的囚禁岁月里播下的。

  2. Historians often refer to this era as the dark years of scientific stagnation.

    历史学家经常将这一时期称为科学停滞的蒙昧时期。