auburn
英 ['ɔːbən; 'ɔːbɜːn]
美 ['ɔbɚn]
- n. 赤褐色
- adj. 赤褐色的，赭色的
- n. (Auburn)人名；(英)奥伯恩
助记提示
1. from Medieval Latin alburnus "off-white, whitish," from Latin albus "white".
2. alb- + urn- => alburn- => auburn (al- => au-, 古法语引入时，发生的音变).
3. 该词的含义发生了几次变迁，虽然同样是表颜色，但已经完全脱离了其原始含义。
4. 含义变迁过程：off-white, whitish. => yellowish-white, flaxen (该词最初引入英语时的含义). => reddish-brown (受brown的影响，其含义演变成了如今的含义).
双语例句
- 1. She had a mass of auburn hair.
- 她有一头浓密的棕发。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She shook her mane of auburn hair.
- 她甩动她红褐色的长发.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Her stylishly short auburn hair was streaked naturally with gray.
- 她时髦的金棕色短发里自然地夹着几丝灰发.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Clyde was removed to Auburn.
- 克莱德就要被移解到奥本去.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Auburn government and its citizens all made great contributions to it.
- 奥本市政厅和奥本市民也都有出色的贡献.
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