The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light.

城堡遗迹的黑暗轮廓在暗淡光线下显得格外突出。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The old castle was dark and voiceless.

这座古堡是黑暗和寂静无声的。

youdao

Thus far, the castle had been different - it intimidated people with the labyrinth of rooms and the vastness of dark halls.

到目前为止，城堡已经不同了——它有着迷宫式的房间和宽阔的黑暗大厅，这些都使人们有了一种胁迫感。

youdao

So I don't think it was unusual for Bartok to pick a revisionist rendition of a dark and terror-filled fairy tale as the libretto for his first and only opera, Duke Bluebeard's Castle.

NPR: Breaking Through to Bartok