eve

eve — noun

1. the name given to the day or night immediately before a holiday or any important

1.名詞B1
釋義

the name given to the day or night immediately before a holiday or any important occasion

例句

Our neighbours threw a huge party on New Year's Eve.

New Year's Eve — fixed holiday term

Many families open one gift each on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve — fixed holiday term

同義詞
  • night before

    more informal; often used in everyday speech instead of 'eve'

  • day before

    less specific; can refer to any time of day, while 'eve' usually implies evening or night

  • lead-up

    refers to a longer period of preparation, not just the final day or evening

文法句型

eve of [event]

[Holiday] Eve

用法筆記

Often capitalised when paired with a holiday name: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve.

常見錯誤

❌I will meet you on Monday eve at 6pm.
✅I will meet you on Monday evening at 6pm.
💡'Eve' refers to the night before a special occasion, not a regular weekday evening.

2. the time of day when the sky grows dark and daylight fades; a poetic or old-fash

2.名詞C1
釋義

the time of day when the sky grows dark and daylight fades; a poetic or old-fashioned word for evening

例句

In old poems, the quiet eve is often described as a time of peace.

archaic/literary sense of 'eve' as 'evening'

The artist painted a scene of the city at eve, with lamps beginning to glow.

同義詞
  • evening

    the standard modern word; 'eve' is a shortened older form of 'evening'

  • dusk

    refers specifically to the darker part of evening when the sun has fully set

  • twilight

    poetic; describes the soft diffused light around sunset, similar in register to 'eve'

反義詞
  • dawn

    the opposite time of day — the first light of morning

  • daybreak

    the moment when the sun rises; contrasts with the fading light of 'eve'

文法句型

at eve

the eve

用法筆記

Now considered old-fashioned. 'Eve' for 'evening' survives mostly in poetry, song lyrics, and historical fiction. In everyday English, use 'evening' instead.

常見錯誤

❌Let us go for a walk at eve.
✅Let us go for a walk in the evening.
💡Modern spoken English almost never uses 'eve' for 'evening'; the word sounds unnatural outside poetry.

3. in the Bible, the first woman created by God, who lived in the Garden of Eden wi

3.名詞B2
釋義

in the Bible, the first woman created by God, who lived in the Garden of Eden with the first man, Adam

例句

According to the Bible, Eve was made from one of Adam's ribs.

proper noun — biblical character name

In the story, a snake persuaded Eve to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge.

文法句型

Adam and Eve

Eve as [symbol]

用法筆記

Like Adam, 'Eve' functions as a proper name and is always capitalised. In Western art and literature, Eve often symbolises curiosity, temptation, or the origin of humanity. Outside religious contexts, 'Eve' as a given name is also common in English-speaking countries.

常見錯誤

❌In the Bible, eve ate the fruit.
✅In the Bible, Eve ate the fruit.
💡The biblical figure is a proper name and must be capitalised.