eve的意思

1. 前夕
2. 前夜
3. 前一刻
4. 傍晚
5. 黄昏
6. 节日前夕
7. 关头
8. 夏娃（世界上第一个女人亚当的妻子）
9. 前日
10. 伊娃夏娃（女子名）

1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2. the day before;

   "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
   

3. the period immediately before something;

   "on the eve of the French Revolution"
   

4. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);

   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
   

1.前夕;前一天；前一段时间
The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just before it.

e.g. ...on theeve of his 27th birthday.
在他27岁生日前一天

1. We'll have a party on New Year's Eve.
   我们将在除夕举行晚会。
2. On Christmas Eves we go to grandma's home.
   每当圣诞夜我们都到祖母家去。
3. December 31st is New Year's Eve.12
   月31日是除夕。
4. He felt sick on the eve of the race.
   他在比赛前病了。

• celebrate New Year's E-欢庆除夕

• Christmas E-圣诞夜
• New Year's E-除夕夜

• on the eve of the general election〔examination, sailing〕在大选〔考试,航海〕前夕

eve, evening

这两个词的共同意思是“晚上”“夜里”。其区别是：

1.evening指从日落至就寝前的一段时间; eve通常指某节日或重大事件的“前夜”或“前夕”。试比较:

We're giving a party on Christmas evening.

我们将在圣诞节晚上举行晚会。

We're giving a party on Christmas Eve.

我们将在圣诞节前夜举行晚会。

2.eve在文学作品或诗词中也可指“傍晚”; evening还可引申指“晚会”。