late 14c., "the evening star," from Old French vespre "evening, nightfall" (12c., Modern French vêpre), from Latin vesper (masc.), vespera (fem.) "evening star, evening, west," related to Greek hesperos, and ultimately from PIE root *wes-pero- "evening, night" (cognates: Old Church Slavonic večeru, Polish wieczór, Russian vecherŭ, Lithuanian vakaras, Welsh ucher, Old Irish fescor "evening"), perhaps an enlarged form of root *we- "down" (source of Sanskrit avah "down, downward"), thus literally "direction in which the sun sets." Meaning "evening" is attested from c. 1600.
Vespers "sixth canonical hour" is attested from 1610s, from plural of Latin vespera "evening;" the native name was evensong (Old English æfen-sang).
双语例句
1. Vesper : Submarine Hunter T 2, submerged antenatal unit is effective against both surface vessels and submerged units.
潜艇猎人T2, 淹没潜艇是有效对抗双方的水面舰艇和水下单位.
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2. Vesper : Submarine Hunter T 2, submerged antinaval unit is effective against both surface vessels and submerged units.
潜艇猎人T2, 淹没潜艇是有效对抗双方的水面舰艇和水下单位.
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3. Vesper Lynd : Am I going to have a problem with you, Mr. Bond?
