evening

Compared meaning: evening, or the evening before an event (noun).

比较义项：傍晚；某事件前夕的晚上或前一天（名词）。

• evening 本词

  The general, everyday word for the time of day between afternoon and night; used on its own with 'in the' or 'every', with no reference to any special event.

  这是最普通、日常的说法，指下午与夜晚之间的时段；单独使用，常与“in the”或“every”搭配，不涉及任何特定事件。

  She likes to read a book every evening before bed.

  她喜欢每天傍晚睡前读一会儿书。

• eve

  Refers specifically to the evening or day right before a particular event or holiday; almost always used with 'of' or in fixed phrases like 'Christmas Eve', never for an ordinary day's evening.

  专指某一特定事件或节日之前的那个傍晚或那一天；几乎总是与“of”连用，或出现在“Christmas Eve（平安夜）”这类固定说法中，不能用来指普通一天的傍晚。

  We always cook a big meal on the eve of the holiday.

  我们总是在节日的前夕做一顿丰盛的大餐。

Evening and eve both can mean the evening time. Evening is the general, everyday word for the time between afternoon and night, used alone. Eve means the evening or day before an event or holiday, almost always used with 'of', as in 'Christmas Eve'.

这两个词都能指“傍晚”，但 eve 一定要挂靠在某个特定事件或节日之前，不能单独表示日常的傍晚时段；evening 则是最普通、最常用的“傍晚”说法，不需要搭配任何事件。