eve
eve — 名詞
1. the name given to the day or night immediately before a holiday or any important
前夕
重要節日或事件的前一天或前一晚
the name given to the day or night immediately before a holiday or any important occasion
Our neighbours threw a huge party on New Year's Eve.
我們的鄰居在跨年夜舉辦了一場盛大的派對。
New Year's Eve — fixed holiday term
Many families open one gift each on Christmas Eve.
許多家庭在聖誕夜每人拆開一份禮物。
Christmas Eve — fixed holiday term
On the eve of the election, both candidates made their final speeches.
在選舉前夕，兩位候選人都發表了最後的演說。
The children felt too excited to sleep on the eve of their school trip.
孩子們在校外教學的前夕興奮得睡不著覺。
- 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
2. the time of day when the sky grows dark and daylight fades; a poetic or old-fash
黃昏；傍晚
詩歌或古語中對傍晚的稱呼
the time of day when the sky grows dark and daylight fades; a poetic or old-fashioned word for evening
In old poems, the quiet eve is often described as a time of peace.
在古老的詩歌中，寧靜的黃昏常被描繪成和平的時刻。
archaic/literary sense of 'eve' as 'evening'
The artist painted a scene of the city at eve, with lamps beginning to glow.
那位畫家描繪了城市在黃昏時分的景象，路燈開始閃爍。
Amira remembered lines from a Victorian poem that began 'When the gentle eve descends…'
Amira 記得一首維多利亞時期詩歌的開頭：「當溫柔的暮色降臨……」
The old poem described two lovers walking home together 'in the soft light of eve'.
那首古老的詩描述一對戀人「在黃昏柔和的光線中」一起走回家。
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
3. in the Bible, the first woman created by God, who lived in the Garden of Eden wi
夏娃
聖經中上帝創造的第一個女人
in the Bible, the first woman created by God, who lived in the Garden of Eden with the first man, Adam
According to the Bible, Eve was made from one of Adam's ribs.
根據聖經，夏娃是用亞當的一根肋骨做成的。
proper noun — biblical character name
In the story, a snake persuaded Eve to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge.
故事中，一條蛇說服夏娃吃了知識樹上的果實。
Adam and Eve are important figures in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.
亞當與夏娃在猶太教、基督教和伊斯蘭教傳統中都是重要的人物。
In art history classes, students often study paintings of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
在藝術史課堂上，學生經常研究描繪亞當與夏娃在伊甸園中的畫作。
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.