eve

前日、前夜

祝日や特別な日の、前の日または前の晩。

やさしい英語で： The day or evening before a holiday or special day.

• We exchange gifts on Christmas Eve.
• They stayed home on New Year’s Eve.
• She called on the eve of his birthday.

使い方： on the eve of something (They arrived on the eve of the wedding.)

よく使う表現： Christmas eve, New Year’s eve, on the eve

直前、前夜

重要な出来事や変化が起こる、すぐ前の時期。

やさしい英語で： The time just before an important event or change.

• Talks continued on the eve of the election.
• She resigned on the eve of the trial.
• The discovery came on the eve of a new scientific era.

使い方： on the eve of something (The country stood on the eve of a major political change.)

よく使う表現： eve of something, on the eve

夕べ、夕方

日が暮れて、夜が始まるころ。

やさしい英語で： The later part of the day, as daylight fades and night begins.

• They walked home at eve.
• A cool breeze softened the summer eve.
• The stars appeared as eve settled over the hills.

類義語： evening

反対語： morning

よく使う表現： summer eve, quiet eve, at eve