Definition of vespertine in English:

vespertine

adjective ˈvɛspətʌɪnˈvɛspətɪn

technical, literary

Relating to, occurring, or active in the evening.
〈技，诗/文〉黄昏的；晚上的；晚上发生的；晚上活动的
Example sentencesExamples
- The latter is a sober and vespertine work, set to Verdi arias and performed by three men and one woman with a plaid, bow-shaped pillow attached to her back, suggestive perhaps of wings.
- Between superior and inferior conjunction, Mercury is vespertine: an evening star seen setting just after sunset; it is also waning and decelerating.
- As the other one danced around a fire that kicked away the vespertine dark, my companion passed me a clay goblet of spirits.
- The illusion that the viewer shares this vespertine light with the painting evokes not merely a sense of spatial unity (viewer and painted scene both under the ‘same’ lighting) but a temporal unity as well.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin vespertinus, from vesper 'evening'.

Definition of vespertine in US English:

vespertine

adjective

literary, technical

Relating to, occurring, or active in the evening.
〈技，诗/文〉黄昏的；晚上的；晚上发生的；晚上活动的
Example sentencesExamples
- The latter is a sober and vespertine work, set to Verdi arias and performed by three men and one woman with a plaid, bow-shaped pillow attached to her back, suggestive perhaps of wings.
- Between superior and inferior conjunction, Mercury is vespertine: an evening star seen setting just after sunset; it is also waning and decelerating.
- As the other one danced around a fire that kicked away the vespertine dark, my companion passed me a clay goblet of spirits.
- The illusion that the viewer shares this vespertine light with the painting evokes not merely a sense of spatial unity (viewer and painted scene both under the ‘same’ lighting) but a temporal unity as well.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin vespertinus, from vesper ‘evening’.

词汇	vespertine
释义	Definition of vespertine in English: vespertine adjective ˈvɛspətʌɪnˈvɛspətɪn technical, literary Relating to, occurring, or active in the evening. 〈技，诗/文〉黄昏的；晚上的；晚上发生的；晚上活动的 Example sentencesExamples The latter is a sober and vespertine work, set to Verdi arias and performed by three men and one woman with a plaid, bow-shaped pillow attached to her back, suggestive perhaps of wings. Between superior and inferior conjunction, Mercury is vespertine: an evening star seen setting just after sunset; it is also waning and decelerating. As the other one danced around a fire that kicked away the vespertine dark, my companion passed me a clay goblet of spirits. The illusion that the viewer shares this vespertine light with the painting evokes not merely a sense of spatial unity (viewer and painted scene both under the ‘same’ lighting) but a temporal unity as well. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin vespertinus, from vesper 'evening'. Definition of vespertine in US English: vespertine adjective literary, technical Relating to, occurring, or active in the evening. 〈技，诗/文〉黄昏的；晚上的；晚上发生的；晚上活动的 Example sentencesExamples The latter is a sober and vespertine work, set to Verdi arias and performed by three men and one woman with a plaid, bow-shaped pillow attached to her back, suggestive perhaps of wings. Between superior and inferior conjunction, Mercury is vespertine: an evening star seen setting just after sunset; it is also waning and decelerating. As the other one danced around a fire that kicked away the vespertine dark, my companion passed me a clay goblet of spirits. The illusion that the viewer shares this vespertine light with the painting evokes not merely a sense of spatial unity (viewer and painted scene both under the ‘same’ lighting) but a temporal unity as well. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin vespertinus, from vesper ‘evening’.
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