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used to emphasize something unexpected or surprising （强调出乎意料）甚至，连，即使 She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. 她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。 He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). 他根本没打开过那封信。 It wouldn't have been possible 30 years ago, maybe even 20. 这在30年前是不可能的，甚至可能是20年前。 It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter). 那儿即使夏天也很冷。 Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can). 这就连小孩子也能理解。
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used when you are comparing things, to make the comparison stronger （用以加强比较）甚至更，愈加，还 You know even less about it than I do. 你对此事的了解甚至还不如我。 She's even more intelligent than her sister. 她甚至比她姐姐还聪明。 The Second World War made things even worse. 第二次世界大战使事情变得更糟。 We face an even greater challenge today. 我们今天面临着更大的挑战。
used to introduce a more exact description of somebody/something （引出更精确的说法）甚至可以说，其实，实际上 Which Word? although / even though / thoughalthough / even though / though- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game. 尽管每个人都打得不错，我们还是输了。 We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well. 我们输了，尽管每个人都打得不错。
- You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:
- Even everyone played well, we lost the game.
- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
Word OriginOld English efen (adjective), efne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch even, effen and German eben.
Idioms
even as
even if
even now/then
even so
even though/if
despite the fact that 尽管如此；即使那样 Which Word? although / even though / thoughalthough / even though / though- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes:
Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game. 尽管每个人都打得不错，我们还是输了。 We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well. 我们输了，尽管每个人都打得不错。
- You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:
- Even everyone played well, we lost the game.
- You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the comma goes: