evening starn.

Brit.

/ˌiːvnɪŋ ˈstɑː/, U.S.

/ˌiv(ə)nɪŋ ˈstɑr/

Forms: see evening n.¹, adv., and int. and star n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: evening n.¹, star n.¹

Etymology: < evening n.¹ + star n.¹ Compare earlier evenstar n., eve star n.

A star, planet, or other celestial object that is visible in the western sky after sunset; spec. (with the) the planet Venus when prominent in the west after sunset. Also figurative and in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Venus > as evening star

evenstarOE

Hesperusc1374

eve stara1387

vesper1390

evening star1535

night star1595

Vesperugo1600

shepherd's lamp1827

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxiv. [lxv.] 8 Thou makest both the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse y^e.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 519 Till the amorous Bird of Night..bid haste the Eevning Starr On his Hill top.

1681 A. Storer Let. 18 Apr. in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 368 It was not seene..with us till I suppoase..it became an Evening star, wch was..december the 16th that ye Comet appeared.

1744 B. Franklin Poor Richard, 1745 The brightest of the five is Venus... It is called Phosphorus, or the Morning Star, and Hesperus, or the Evening Star, when it follows the Sun.

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 46 Ere we yet discern life's evening star.

1812 Belfast Monthly Mag. Mar. 244 Mercury is an evening star, at his greatest elongation on the 19th.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cxxii. 64 'Tis sweet to see the evening star appear.

1895 K. Tynan Miracle Plays 13 On his head a glory crown Fine as the evening star.

1943 S. N. Behrman Pirate i. i. 23 Ines Pedro, my rising sun. Pedro, my evening star. Pedro None of your palaver. It's no good any more.

1955 Times 2 May 18/7 Neptune is an evening star in Virgo.

1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift ii. 181 I could see the evening star beginning to glimmer in the violet dark above her, very faint still.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	evening star
释义	evening starn. Brit. /ˌiːvnɪŋ ˈstɑː/, U.S. /ˌiv(ə)nɪŋ ˈstɑr/ Forms: see evening n.¹, adv., and int. and star n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: evening n.¹, star n.¹ Etymology: < evening n.¹ + star n.¹ Compare earlier evenstar n., eve star n. A star, planet, or other celestial object that is visible in the western sky after sunset; spec. (with the) the planet Venus when prominent in the west after sunset. Also figurative and in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Venus > as evening star evenstarOE Hesperusc1374 eve stara1387 vesper1390 evening star1535 night star1595 Vesperugo1600 shepherd's lamp1827 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxiv. [lxv.] 8 Thou makest both the mornynge and euenynge starres to prayse y^e. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 519 Till the amorous Bird of Night..bid haste the Eevning Starr On his Hill top. 1681 A. Storer Let. 18 Apr. in I. Newton Corr. (1960) II. 368 It was not seene..with us till I suppoase..it became an Evening star, wch was..december the 16th that ye Comet appeared. 1744 B. Franklin Poor Richard, 1745 The brightest of the five is Venus... It is called Phosphorus, or the Morning Star, and Hesperus, or the Evening Star, when it follows the Sun. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 46 Ere we yet discern life's evening star. 1812 Belfast Monthly Mag. Mar. 244 Mercury is an evening star, at his greatest elongation on the 19th. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cxxii. 64 'Tis sweet to see the evening star appear. 1895 K. Tynan Miracle Plays 13 On his head a glory crown Fine as the evening star. 1943 S. N. Behrman Pirate i. i. 23 Ines Pedro, my rising sun. Pedro, my evening star. Pedro None of your palaver. It's no good any more. 1955 Times 2 May 18/7 Neptune is an evening star in Virgo. 1997 B. Morrow Giovanni's Gift ii. 181 I could see the evening star beginning to glimmer in the violet dark above her, very faint still. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1535
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