evening

evening
noun
  1. the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime
    傍晚;晚上(一般从下午6点到就寝)
    it was seven o'clock in the evening.
    晚上七点钟。
    [as modifier]the evening meal.
    晚饭。
    ■this time characterized by a specified type of activity or particular weather conditions
    以某一活动(或某种天气)为特征的夜晚
    they could have a relaxing evening.
    他们可以度过一个轻松的夜晚。
    ■[as modifier]prescribed by fashion as suitable for relatively formal social events held in the evening
    适合晚上正式社交活动的
    a couple in evening dress.
    穿着晚礼服的一对夫妇。
adverb
  1. (evenings)(informal)in the evening; every evening
    (非正式)在晚上;每晚
    Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep.
    星期六晚上他总是睡觉。
exclamation
  1. (informal). short for good evening
    (非正式)。 good evening的简称
语源
  1. Old English ǣfnung 'dusk falling, the time around sunset', from ǣfnian 'approach evening', from ǣfen (see even)
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