even-stevenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”).

形容詞

even steven (not comparable)

1. (informal) Exactly even, equal.
2. (informal) Being equal, as in score or account; tied.
3. (informal) Having nothing due, or no balance of debt on either side.

副詞

even steven (not comparable)

1. (informal) Equally, evenly.
2. (informal) Evenly divided.

   He made two piles of clothes even steven and let me pick which one I wanted.

名詞

even steven (uncountable)

1. (informal) Equity; equilibrium.
2. (informal) harmony, balance; parity.

同意語

• even-stevens

参考

• fair and square
• share and share alike