eaves

• n. 屋檐；凸出的边缘
• n. (Eaves)人名；(英)伊夫斯

来自PIE*upo, 在下，从下往上，在上，词源同sub-, up, over. 即在上面遮盖的，屋檐。

eaves

eaves: [OE] The etymological meaning of eaves appears to be ‘going over the edge, projecting’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *obaswa, which was probably formed on *ob-, the base from which English over ultimately derives. The eavesdrip or eavesdrop is, or was, the area of ground on which rainwater thrown off by the eaves falls, so that somebody who stood within this area, with his or her ear to the door or window trying to listen in on private conversations, became known as an eavesdropper [15].
=> over

eaves (n.)

see eave.

1. There were icicles hanging from the eaves.

屋檐下挂着冰凌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. birds nesting under the eaves

在屋檐下筑巢的鸟

来自《权威词典》

3. The wind whistled through the eaves.

风呼啸着穿过屋脊.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The lean - to joined the hut at the eaves.

这个棚子和小屋子的后檐连在一起.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The rain water drips from the eaves.

雨水从屋檐滴下.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》