Evening

['iːv(ə)nɪŋ] or ['ivnɪŋ]

解释:

(noun.) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); 'he enjoyed the evening light across the lake'.

(noun.) the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; 'an evening at the opera'.

(noun.) a later concluding time period; 'it was the evening of the Roman Empire'.

整理:莫顿--From WordNet

解释:

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Even

(n.) The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum.

(n.) The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.

编辑:默里

同义词及近义词：

n. Eve, even, eventide, nightfall, dusk, twilight, close of the day, fall of day, decline of day, going down of the sun.

欧内斯特整理

解释:

n. the close of the daytime: the decline or end of life: an evening party or gathering.—ns. Ev′enfall early evening twilight; Eve′ning-dress the dress worn by ladies and gentlemen at evening parties; Eve′ning-prim′rose a species of Œnothera native of Virginia but now naturalised in many parts of Europe on river-banks in thickets &c.—eaten after dinner it incites to wine-drinking; Eve′ning star applied to Venus when seen in the west setting soon after the sun; Ev′ensong evening prayer the Anglican form appointed to be said or sung at evening: the time proper for such; Ev′entide the time of evening evening.

整理:萨莎