brownie
英['bra?n?]
美['bra?ni]
- n. 巧克力蛋糕，核仁巧克力餅；棕仙（傳說中夜間幫助做家務的小精靈）
詞態變化
復數:?brownies;
中文詞源
brownie 巧克力方塊蛋糕，棕仙子，女童子軍
指一種棕色的巧克力蛋糕。棕仙子義可能來自于傳說中其棕色的皮膚，或因其在夜間出沒幫助小孩。幼女童子軍以BROWNIE命名，取助人為樂之意。
英文詞源
- brownie (n.)
- "benevolent goblin supposed to haunt old farmhouses in Scotland," 1510s, diminutive of brown "a wee brown man" (see brown (adj.)). The name for the junior branch of the Girl Guides or Girl Scouts is 1916, in reference to uniform color. Brownie point (1963) is sometimes associated with Brownie in the Scouting sense but is perhaps rather from brown-nose.
雙語例句
- 1. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
- 他們只是試圖獲得政客們的嘉許。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Brownie is an instance of the class of all horses.
- Brownie是所有馬的類的一個實例.
來自互聯網
- 3. The people who write parking tickets in New York are known colloquially as "brownies".
- 在紐約，開違章停車罰單的人俗稱為“棕佬”（brownie）。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Uh , but what if I just tookpart of the brownie?
- 那么如果我只要一半杏仁餅 呢 ?
來自互聯網
- 5. There's no bait - and - switch here, no broccoli hidden in a brownie.
- 沒有耍花招, 核仁巧克力餅里也沒有隱藏花椰菜.
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