eve

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

eves

1.
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
She died on the eve of her 100th birthday.
2.
(archaic, poetic)Evening, night.
on a cold winter's eve.
3.
(figuratively)(figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
the eve of a scientific discovery

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

eeneventideforenight

Trái nghĩa

evening winter

Cùng gốc / liên quan

All Hallows' Eveevejarevetideevetimegood eveyestereve eveningeven

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Nguồn gốc từ

From a variant of the Middle English - noun even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n', which was mistaken for an inflection. See also the now archaic or poetic even (evening), from the same source.