核心畫面
Think of the moment at the end of the day when the sun drops below the edge of the world. It is first of all a point in time — the day is closing, the light is going — and because that moment looks the way it does, the word can also point at the coloured sky it produces.
可以想成一天結束時，太陽沉到地平線下的那一刻。它首先是「時間」：白天正在收尾，光線正在退場；因為那一刻的天空長成那個…更多收起
可以想成一天結束時，太陽沉到地平線下的那一刻。它首先是「時間」：白天正在收尾，光線正在退場；因為那一刻的天空長成那個樣子，這個字也就順勢可以指那片被染色的天空。原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sunsetnoun/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
- 1
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
- at sunset
- ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.
- 2
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
- 3
The final period of the life of a person or thing.
- one's sunset years
- 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.
- 4
A set termination date.
- The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
- 5
The region where the sun sets; the west.
sunsetverb/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/
- 1
businessgovernmentpoliticsTo phase out.
- We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.
- Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。