vigil

n. eve before a saint’s day 某一圣徒节日的前夕。
△H.V.4.3.44:“He that shall live this day and seeold age,/ Will yearly on the vigil (i.e. on the eve ofSt.Crispian’s Day) feast his neighbours,/ And say.‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian. ’”谁要是能够活过了今天并且安享晚年，那么年年每逢这个日子的前夕，就会摆酒宴请他的左邻右舍，说：“明天就是圣克里斯品节了！”

vigil[ˈvidӠil]

n.守夜，不睡觉