"lower part of a roof," especially that which projects beyond the wall, 1570s, alteration of southwest Midlands dialectal eovese (singular), from Old English efes "edge of a roof," also "edge of a forest," from Proto-Germanic *ubaswo-/*ubiswo "vestibule, porch, eaves" (cognates: Old Frisian ose "eaves," Old High German obasa "porch, hall, roof," German Obsen, Old Norse ups, Gothic ubizwa "porch;" German oben "above"), from extended form of PIE *upo- "under, up from under, over," with a sense here of "that which is above or over" (see over). Regarded as plural and a new singular form eave emerged 16c.
雙語例句
1. These eave tiles are carved with many animal pictures.
這些瓦當(dāng)上都刻有各種各樣的動物圖案.
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2. The result has unfortunately actually looked for wears big eave hat's work.
結(jié)果不幸卻找了個戴大帽的工作.
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3. The entire bridge pavilion upturned eave, has the characteristic extremely.