Pronunciation

/iv/

Definitions

• Noun: The evening or day before a special day or holiday; often capitalized when referring to Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve. Example: “On Christmas Eve, we gather with family to exchange gifts.”

  • Also, it can refer to the period of time just before an event or the end of something. Example: “On the eve of her departure, she packed her bags.”

• Proper Noun: In religious contexts, Eve is also the name given to the first woman in the biblical account of creation.

Phrases

• “On the eve of”: This phrase is used metaphorically to mean just before an important event or significant change. Example: “On the eve of his retirement, he reflected on his long career.”
• “Eve of destruction”: A term referring to a time of impending disaster or crisis.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “We attended a candlelit vigil on New Year’s Eve.”
• “The company was on the eve of launching its new product line.”

Synonyms

• Night before -前一天
• Evening before
• Anteveiling (in reference to a special event)
• Preceding night

Note that while “eve” typically doesn’t have direct synonyms in the sense of being the evening before a specific day, related expressions like “night before” or “the preceding evening” serve similar purposes in context.