Eventide
“Eventide”是名词,指傍晚时分;黄昏。
- “Morning flowers lifted their petals from their eventide repose.” (晨花从黄昏的休息中抬起花瓣。)
- “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。)
- “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。)