Eve Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈiv/

eev

UK

/ˈiːv/

eev

释义

The eve of something is the day or evening before an important event, holiday, or special occasion. It is often used in names like 'Christmas Eve' or in formal phrases like 'on the eve of the election'.

用法与细微差别

Often more formal than 'the day before', especially in news or writing: 'on the eve of the summit'. In holiday names, 'eve' is fixed: 'New Year's Eve', 'Christmas Eve'. It can refer to the whole previous day in some contexts, not only the evening.

• Spanish: víspera
• Portuguese (BR): véspera
• Portuguese (PT): véspera
• Chinese (Simplified): 前夕 - 前夜
• Chinese (Traditional): 前夕 - 前夜
• Hindi: पूर्वसंध्या
• Arabic: عشية - ليلة
• Bengali: পূর্বসন্ধ্যা
• Russian: канун
• Japanese: 前夜 - イブ (祝祭日前夜)
• Vietnamese: đêm trước - ngày trước (sự kiện)
• Korean: 전야
• Turkish: arife
• Urdu: عشِیہ
• Indonesian: malam sebelum - sehari sebelum (acara besar)

例句

We arrived on the eve of the festival.

basic

It snowed on Christmas Eve.

basic

On the eve of the exam, she was very nervous.

basic

The city feels different on the eve of a big game.

natural

On the eve of the launch, the team was still fixing small problems.

natural

Everything changed on the eve of the election.

natural