英汉词典

even 基本解释

• adj. [数] 偶数的；平坦的；相等的
• adv. 甚至；即使；还；实际上
• vt. 使平坦；使相等
• vi. 变平；变得可比较；成为相等
• n. (Even)人名；(法)埃旺；(德)埃文；(英)埃文

even 词态变化

even 中文词源

1.平的，甚至，来自PIE*aim, 相似，持平，词源同emulate, imitate. 形容词用修饰副词，参照very, 真实的。

2.黄昏，来自古英语aefen, 黄昏。

even 英文词源

even

even: [OE] Even can be traced back to a prehistoric Germanic *ebnaz, although it is not clear whether it meant originally ‘flat, level’ or ‘equal, alike’ (both strands of meaning are still present in the word, the latter in such expressions as ‘get even with’ and ‘even number’, and also in its various adverbial uses, the former in ‘even keel’, ‘even light’, etc)

even (adj.)

Old English efen "level," also "equal, like; calm, harmonious; equally; quite, fully; namely," from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (cognates: Old Saxon eban, Old Frisian even "level, plain, smooth," Dutch even, Old High German eban, German eben, Old Norse jafn, Danish jævn, Gothic ibns). The adverb is Old English efne "exactly, just, likewise." Modern adverbial sense (introducing an extreme case of something more generally implied) seems to have arisen 16c. from use of the word to emphasize identity ("Who, me?" "Even you").

Etymologists are uncertain whether the original sense was "level" or "alike." Used extensively in Old English compounds, with a sense of "fellow, co-" (as in efeneald "of the same age;" Middle English even-sucker "foster-brother"). Of numbers, from 1550s. Sense of "on an equal footing" is from 1630s. Rhyming reduplication phrase even steven is attested from 1866; even break (n.) first recorded 1907. Even-tempered from 1712. To get even with "retaliate upon" is attested by 1833.

even (v.)

Old English efnan "to make even, to make level; liken, compare" (see even (adj.)). Intransitive sense of "become even" is attested from early 13c. Related: Evened; evening.

even (n.)

"end of the day," Old English æfen, Mercian efen, Northumbrian efern (see eve).

even 词组搭配

even 英文释义

1. make level or straight;

"level the ground"

2. become even or more even;

"even out the surface"

3. make even or more even

even 同义词解析

even, flat, level, smooth

这些形容词都有"平的，平坦的"之意。

even： 通常指平面上的各点或一条直线的各点处在同一平面或直线上。

flat： 指光滑平整的表面，但不一定是水平的。

level： 强调没有高低之处，且在同一水平面，可引申指才能相等或与相邻某物平行。

smooth： 侧重指表面十分平滑，无任何粗糙的感觉。引申作圆滑解。

even 双语例句

1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。

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2. He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.

他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。

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3. Some girls may first ovulate even before they menstruate.

一些女孩的第一次排卵甚至可能出现在初潮之前。

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4. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.

他想开飞机的念头在参军之前就有了。

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5. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。

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even 实用场景例句

He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it) .

他根本没打开过那封信。

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It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter) .

那儿即使夏天也很冷。

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Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can) .

就连小孩子也能理解。

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She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.

她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。

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It was an even game.

这是一场势均力敌的比赛。

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...an even match between eight nations.

8个国家间一场不相上下的竞赛

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You don't owe me. I don't owe you. We're even.

你不欠我，我也不欠你，我们扯平了。

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My voice surprised me; it was even and emotionless.

我的声音听起来心平气和、不露一丝感情，这让我自己颇感惊讶。

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They have a more than even chance of winning the next election...

他们赢得下届选举的机会在五成以上。

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The airline hopes to break even next year and return to profit the following year...

那家航空公司希望明年实现收支相抵，在随后一年重新盈利。

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The theatre needs to fill over ninety per cent of its seats every night just to break even.

那家剧院每天晚上需要有90%以上的上座率才刚刚能够收支相抵。

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I'm going to get even with you for this...

我会跟你算这笔账的。

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Don't get angry, get even.

与其生闷气，不如出口气。

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Many are tired of being unpopular because of their wealth and would encourage more even distribution of it.

很多人厌倦了因为自己的财富而不受欢迎，从而会鼓励更加均匀地分配财富。

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Divide the dough into 12 even pieces and shape each piece into a ball...

将面团分成12等份，每份揉成球状。

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She has never given up her nationality. Even so, her opponents argue that she is not a true Burmese.

她从未放弃过她的国籍。即便如此，反对者仍然说她不是真正的缅甸人。

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Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps. Even then, it sounds almost impossible to achieve...

和平只会逐渐到来，而且每一步都走得小心翼翼。即使那样，要实现和平听起来仍几乎不可能。

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She was at her prettiest in her late teens, but even then she always had somebody who was prettier.

她在十八九岁的时候最漂亮，但是即使在那时，也总有人比她更漂亮。

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How important is it to have an even temperature when you're working?...

工作时周围环境温度恒定有多么重要呢？

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The brick-built property keeps the temperature at an even level throughout the year.

那栋砖砌的房子里全年温度恒定。

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The tables are fitted with a glass top to provide an even surface.

桌子装了玻璃表面，因此十分平滑。

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He kept calling me for years, even after he got married...

多年来他一直打电话给我，甚至是在他结婚以后。

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Even dark-skinned women should use sunscreens...

即使黑皮肤的女性也应该涂抹防晒霜。

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It was on television that he made an even stronger impact as an interviewer...

作为采访者，是电视让他产生了更大的影响。

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During his second day Edward looked even more pale and quiet than on his first...

第二天，爱德华看起来比前一天更加苍白，也更加安静了。

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Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she ends up doing something wrong...

辛西娅不为自己的所作所为感到羞愧，即使最终证明她所做的是错误的。

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Even though I'm supposed to be working by myself, there are other people who I can interact with.

即便是需要我一个人工作，我还是可以和别人进行交流的。

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Even as she said this, she knew it was not quite true...

就在她说这个的时候，她知道自己说的并非全是真的。

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He had been aware, even as he slept, of the noise of the engine.

即使在睡觉的时候，他也一直听得到发动机的噪音。

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The bus was only half full. Even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken...

公共汽车上只坐满了一半。尽管如此，一个年轻男子还是问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。

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