单词 | evening |
释义 | evening n. & int. --n   1. the end part of the day, esp. from about 6 p.m. to bedtime (this evening; during the evening; evening meal).   2. this time spent in a particular way (had a lively evening).   3. a time compared with this, esp. the last part of a person's life. --int = good evening (see GOOD adj. 14). Phrases and idioms evening dress formal dress for evening wear. evening primrose any plant of the genus Oenothera with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening. evening star a planet, esp. Venus, conspicuous in the west after sunset. Etymology: OE {aelig}fnung, rel. to EVEN(2) |
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