n. 傍晚, 晚间, 末期

Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Evening}]
1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.

His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W.
Raleigh.

It will even all inequalities --Evelyn.

2. To equal. [Obs.] ``To even him in valor.'' --Fuller.

3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a
state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance,
as accounts; to make quits; to make equal; as, to even the
score. --Shak.

4. To set right; to complete.

5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak.


Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf.
{Eve}.]
1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of
darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of
the sun.

In the ascending scale
Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.
--Milton.

Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the
United States, the afternoon is called evening.
--Bartlett.

2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as
of strength or glory.

Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. ``Evening
Prayer.'' --Shak.

{Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants
({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with
sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which
expand in the evening.

{Evening grosbeak} (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird
({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill.
Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail
black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called
because it sings in the evening.

{Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}.

{The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the
western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,
the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}.
During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are
also evening stars. See {Morning Star}.