Candlelight is the soft, moving, yellowish light a burning candle gives. It is an uncountable noun, so you say 'by candlelight' or 'in the candlelight', never 'a candlelight' or 'three candlelights'.

Candlelight燭光 is是 a burning candle gives燃燒中的蠟燭發出的 the soft, moving, yellowish light那種柔和、搖曳、帶點黃色的光。It is an uncountable noun,它是不可數名詞， so you say所以你會說 'by candlelight''by candlelight'在燭光下 or或 'in the candlelight','in the candlelight'在那燭光中， never但不會說 'a candlelight''a candlelight'一個燭光 or或 'three candlelights''three candlelights'三個燭光。

The most common shape by far is 'by candlelight': 'they ate by candlelight', 'people used to read by candlelight'. That little phrase does a lot of work — it can mean romance (dinner, a date), or it can mean poverty and the past (before electricity, before the power came back). Which one it means depends entirely on the rest of the sentence, so listen for the context.

The most common shape by far目前為止最常見的形式 is就是 'by candlelight':'by candlelight'在燭光下： 'they ate by candlelight','they ate by candlelight'他們就著燭光吃飯， 'people used to read by candlelight'.'people used to read by candlelight'人們以前會就著燭光看書。That little phrase does a lot of work這個小小的片語功能很多—— it can mean romance它可以表示浪漫 (dinner, a date),（晚餐、約會）， or it can mean poverty and the past或是可以表示貧窮與過去 (before electricity, before the power came back).（在有電之前、電力恢復之前）。Which one it means是哪一個意思 depends entirely on完全要看 the rest of the sentence,句子其他的部分 so listen for the context.所以要留意上下文。

English also uses it in front of other nouns: a candlelight dinner, a candlelight vigil — that last one is a quiet gathering at night where people hold candles to remember the dead or to protest, and Taiwanese students will recognise it from the news. You may also see 'candlelit' (a candlelit room, a candlelit dinner); that is the adjective, and it is the more natural choice before a noun in British English.

English also uses it in front of other nouns:英文也會把它放在其他名詞前面： a candlelight dinner,燭光晚餐， a candlelight vigil燭光守夜 — that last one is a quiet gathering at night——後面這個是指晚上的一種安靜聚會 where people hold candles人們手持蠟燭 to remember the dead or to protest,用來悼念逝者或抗議， and Taiwanese students will recognise it from the news.台灣學生應該會從新聞上認得這個詞。You may also see你也可能會看到 'candlelit''candlelit'燭光照亮的 (a candlelit room,（像a candlelit room燭光房間、 a candlelit dinner);a candlelit dinner燭光晚餐）； that is the adjective,這是形容詞， in British English.在英式英文裡 before a noun放在名詞前面時 it is the more natural choice是比較自然的選擇。

The word also carries a feeling that plain 'light' does not: gentle, warm, a bit unsteady, kind to faces. Writers use it when they want a scene to feel old, private, or tender.

The word also carries a feeling這個字還帶有一種感覺 that plain 'light' does not:是單純的'light'光沒有的： gentle,溫柔、 warm,溫暖、 a bit unsteady,有點不穩定、 kind to faces.照在臉上很好看。Writers use it作家會用這個字 when they want a scene to feel當他們想讓一個場景顯得 old, private, or tender.古老、私密，或溫柔。