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甚至,即使均勻的,平坦的,平等的;偶數的,雙數的使平坦,使平均

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Even \E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG.
   eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j["a]mn, Goth.
   ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.]
   1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from
      irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action;
      as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.

   2. Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly
      self-possessed; as, an even temper.

   3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.

            And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix.
                                                  44.

   4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to
      both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of
      accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts
      are even; an even bargain.

            To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak.

   5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. ``I know
      my life so even.'' --Shak.

   6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] ``His
      even servant.'' --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).

   7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder;
      -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.

            Whether the number of the stars is even or odd.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.

   {On even ground}, with equal advantage.

   {On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.

Even \E"ven\n. [OE. eve, even, efen, [ae]fen. AS. [=ae]fen; akin
   to OS. [=a]band, OFries, [=a]vend, D. avond, OHG. [=a]band,
   Icel. aptan, Sw. afton, Dan. aften; of unknown origin. Cf.
   {Eve}, {Evening}.]
   Evening. See {Eve}, n. 1. [Poetic.] --Shak.

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. --Shak.

   4. To set right; to complete.

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

Even \E"ven\, v. i.
   To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew.

Even \E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See {Even}, a., and cf. {E'en}.]
   1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally;
      precisely; just; likewise; as well. ``Is it even so?''
      --Shak.

            Even so did these Gauls possess the coast.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much
      as; fully; quite.

            Thou wast a soldier Even to Cato's wish. --Shak.

            Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.
                                                  --Swift.

   3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is
      unexpected or less expected.

            I have made several discoveries, which appear new,
            even to those who are versed in critical learning.
                                                  --Addison.

   4. At the very time; in the very case.

            I knew they were had enough to please, even when I
            wrote them.                           --Dryden.

   Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase.
         ``I have debated even in my soul.'' --Shak.

               By these presence, even the presence of Lord
               Mortimer.                          --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

even
     adv 1: used as an intensive especially to indicate something
            unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even
            to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"
     2: in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he
        works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"
     3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;
        "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still)
        more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be
        solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: {yet}, {still}]
     4: to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"

even
     v 1: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: {flush}, {level},
           {even out}]
     2: become even or more even; "even out the surface" [syn: {even
        out}]
     3: make even or more even [syn: {even out}]

even
     adj 1: divisible by two [ant: {odd}]
     2: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or
        balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even
        terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a
        fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" [syn: {fifty-fifty}]
     3: being level or straight or regular and without variation as
        e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at
        the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an
        even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road
        was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window"
        [ant: {uneven}]
     4: symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features";
        "a regular polygon" [syn: {regular}]
     5: occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even
        rhythm of his breathing" [syn: {regular}]
     6: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: {tied(p)},
         {level(p)}]