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Eventide

“Eventide”是名词,指傍晚时分;黄昏。

  1. “Morning flowers lifted their petals from their eventide repose.” (晨花从黄昏的休息中抬起花瓣。)
  2. “She savored the cool hush of eventide, when the sky turned gold.” (她享受着黄昏的凉爽宁静,那时天空变成金色。)
  3. “At eventide, the birds returned to their nests.” (黄昏时分,鸟儿回到巢中。)

“Eventide”来自古英语”æfentīd”,来自”æfen”(傍晚)+ “tīd”(时间)。首次使用记录在12世纪之前。

“Eventide”是复合词,由”even”(傍晚)+ “tide”(时间)组成。

“Eventide”是一个古雅的词,现在主要用于诗歌和文学中。在日常英语中,更常用”evening”或”dusk”。

  • 同义词: “evening”, “dusk”, “twilight”

“Eventide”的音标是/ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/,可以联想”even”(傍晚)+ “tide”(时间),想象傍晚的时间。

“As eventide approached, the old lighthouse keeper lit the beacon, its light cutting through the gathering darkness like a promise of safety for ships at sea.” (当黄昏来临时,老灯塔管理员点亮了灯塔,它的光芒穿透渐暗的夜色,就像对海上船只的安全承诺。)