Word · Frequency #113
even
傍晚；黄昏
the latter part of the day; evening
- 1.
A member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
生活在西伯利亚和俄罗斯远东地区的原住民成员。
- 2.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
一天的后半部分(从下午晚些时候到天黑的时间段)
埃文人；生活在西伯利亚和俄罗斯远东地区的原住民成员。；一天的后半部分(从下午晚些时候到天黑的时间段)；偶数；偶校验；[计] 偶数
In use
The sky was painted with hues of gold and purple as the even approached.
She enjoyed a quiet stroll in the park every even.
The farmer's work ended at the fall of even.
he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
at even
We arrived at even.
我们在傍晚到达。
in the even
They worked until late in the even.
他们一直工作到深夜。
this even
Connections
Collocations
- at even
- 在傍晚
- The travelers reached the city at even.旅行者在傍晚到达了城市。
- even song
- 晚祷
- The church bells rang for even song.教堂的钟声为晚祷而鸣响。
- even tide
- 傍晚时分
- The garden looked lovely in the even tide.花园在傍晚时分显得很可爱。
Idioms & figurative uses
- even if
- 即使Even if it rains, we will go.即使下雨，我们也会去。
- even though
- 尽管Even though she was tired, she finished the work.尽管她很累，她还是完成了工作。
- get even
- 报复，扯平
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：evening去掉-ing得even（傍晚），太阳均匀地平落。
Context & Register
名词，表示‘傍晚’，主要用于文学或诗歌语境中，较为正式。
Grammar Note
This noun is rare; used as a poetic or formal shortening of 'evening'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same spelling chunk 'ven' at the end, but their pronunciations differ from 'even' (/ivɪn/); they all end in /ən/ rather than /ɪn/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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