even
adverb /ˈiːvn/
/ˈiːvn/
Idioms - used to emphasize something unexpected or surprising
（强调出乎意料）甚至，连，即使 - She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.
她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。 - He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it).
他根本没打开过那封信。 - It wouldn't have been possible 30 years ago, maybe even 20.
这在30年前是不可能的，甚至可能是20年前。 - It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter).
那儿即使夏天也很冷。 - Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can).
这就连小孩子也能理解。
- She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.
- used when you are comparing things, to make the comparison stronger
（用以加强比较）甚至更，愈加，还 - You know even less about it than I do.
你对此事的了解甚至还不如我。 - She's even more intelligent than her sister.
她甚至比她姐姐还聪明。 - The Second World War made things even worse.
第二次世界大战使事情变得更糟。 - We face an even greater challenge today.
我们今天面临着更大的挑战。
- You know even less about it than I do.
- used to introduce a more exact description of somebody/something
（引出更精确的说法）甚至可以说，其实，实际上 - It's an unattractive building, ugly even.
这栋建筑毫不美观，甚至可以说难看。
Which Word? although / even though / thoughalthough / even though / though- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
- Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game.
尽管每个人都打得不错，我们还是输了。 - We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well.
我们输了，尽管每个人都打得不错。
- Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game.
- You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:
- Even everyone played well, we lost the game.
- It's an unattractive building, ugly even.
词源Old English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben.
Idioms
even as
- (formal) just at the same time as somebody does something or as something else happens
正当；恰好在…时候 - Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded.
他正在高喊注意时，汽车就打滑了。
- Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded.
even if
- despite the possibility that; no matter whether
即使；纵然；虽然 - I'll get there, even if I have to walk.
我就是走也要走到那儿去。
- I'll get there, even if I have to walk.
- despite the fact that; even though
尽管如此；即使那样 - He is a great leader, even if he has many enemies.
他是一个伟大的领袖，即使他有很多敌人。
- He is a great leader, even if he has many enemies.
even now/then
- despite what has/had happened
甚至到现在（或那时）；即便是这样（或那样）；尽管如此（或那样） - I've shown him the photographs but even now he won't believe me.
我把照片给他看了，即便是这样他仍然不相信我。 - Even then she would not admit her mistake.
甚至到那时她还是不肯认错。
- I've shown him the photographs but even now he won't believe me.
- (formal) at this or that exact moment
恰好在这时（或那时） - The troops are even now preparing to march into the city.
部队此刻正在准备向城里开进。
- The troops are even now preparing to march into the city.
even so
- despite that
尽管如此；即使那样 - There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay.
尽管有许多拼写错误，它仍不失为一篇佳作。
- There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay.
even though/if
- despite the fact that
尽管如此；即使那样 - I like her, even though she can be annoying at times.
尽管她有时可能很烦人，我还是喜欢她。
Which Word? although / even though / thoughalthough / even though / though- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
- Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game.
尽管每个人都打得不错，我们还是输了。 - We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well.
我们输了，尽管每个人都打得不错。
- Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game.
- You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:
- Even everyone played well, we lost the game.
- I like her, even though she can be annoying at times.