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used to emphasize something unexpected or surprising （強調出乎意料）甚至，連，即使 She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming. 她甚至沒打電話來說一聲她不來了。 He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). 他根本沒打開過那封信。 It wouldn't have been possible 30 years ago, maybe even 20. 這在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). 那兒即使夏天也很冷。 Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can). 這就連小孩子也能理解。
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used when you are comparing things, to make the comparison stronger （用以加強比較）甚至更，愈加，還 You know even less about it than I do. 你對此事的了解甚至還不如我。 She's even more intelligent than her sister. 她甚至比她姐姐還聰明。 The Second World War made things even worse. 第二次世界大戰使事情變得更糟。 We face an even greater challenge today. 我們今天面臨着更大的挑戰。
used to introduce a more exact description of somebody/something （引出更精確的說法）甚至可以說，其實，實際上 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. 盡管每個人都打得不錯，我們還是輸了。 We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well. 我們輸了，盡管每個人都打得不錯。
- 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 盡管如此；即使那樣 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. 盡管每個人都打得不錯，我們還是輸了。 We lost the game although/even though/though everyone played well. 我們輸了，盡管每個人都打得不錯。
- 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: