eaves

• n. 屋簷；凸出的邊緣
• n. (Eaves)人名；(英)伊夫斯

來自PIE*upo, 在下，從下往上，在上，詞源同sub-, up, over. 即在上麵遮蓋的，屋簷。

eaves

eaves: [OE] The etymological meaning of eaves appears to be ‘going over the edge, projecting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *obaswa, which was probably formed on *ob-, the base from which English over ultimately derives. The eavesdrip or eavesdrop is, or was, the area of ground on which rainwater thrown off by the eaves falls, so that somebody who stood within this area, with his or her ear to the door or window trying to listen in on private conversations, became known as an eavesdropper [15].
=> over

eaves (n.)

see eave.

1. There were icicles hanging from the eaves.

屋簷下掛著冰淩。

來自柯林斯例句

2. birds nesting under the eaves

在屋簷下築巢的鳥

來自《權威詞典》

3. The wind whistled through the eaves.

風呼嘯著穿過屋脊.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The lean - to joined the hut at the eaves.

這個棚子和小屋子的後簷連在一起.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The rain water drips from the eaves.

雨水從屋簷滴下.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》