n. 黄昏, 薄暮, 晚祷

Vesper \Ves"per\, n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the
west; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and perhaps to E. west. Cf.
{Hesperian}, {Vespers}.]
The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset;
hence, the evening. --Shak.


Vesper \Ves"per\, a.
Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of
vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.

{Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}.


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}.