eve

eve
noun
  1. the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion
    (事件或重大活动的)前夕
    on the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel.
    就在她离开的前夕,他给了她一个小包。
    ■the evening or day before a religious festival
    (宗教节日的)前夕
    the service for Passover eve.
    逾越节前夕的宗教仪式。
    ■(chiefly poetic/literary)evening
    (主 诗/文)黄昏;傍晚
    a bitter winter's eve.
    一个严冬的傍晚。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'close of day'): short form of even
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